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Elasticity

noun
/ɪ.læsˈtɪs.ɪ.ti/
Word Frequency: 5.4

Definitions

1.nounThe property by virtue of which a material deformed under load can regain its original dimensions when unloaded
2.nounThe sensitivity of changes in a quantity with respect to changes in another quantity.
"If the sales of an item drop by 5% when the price increases by 10%, its price elasticity is -0.5."
3.nounA measure of the flexibility of a data store's data model and clustering capabilities.
4.nounA system's ability to adapt to changes in workload by automatically provisioning and de-provisioning resources.
5.nounThe ratio of the relative change in a function's output with respect to the relative change in its input, for infinitesimal changes at a certain point.
6.nounThe quality of being elastic.
7.nounAdaptability.
"Her elasticity allowed her to recover quickly."

Synonyms

point elasticityelasticviscospringflexibilityflexitimestretchresiliencesensitivitygivestressstrength

Rhymes With

duplicityauthenticitymultiplicitycomplicitysynchronicityelectricityeccentricitypublicity
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