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Elasticity

see synonyms of elasticity

Noun

1. elasticity, snap

the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed

Example Sentences:
'the waistband had lost its snap'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Elasticity

see synonyms of elasticity
noun
1. 
the property of a body or substance that enables it to resume its original shape or size when a distorting force is removed
See also elastic limit
2. 
the state or quality of being elastic; flexibility or buoyancy
3. 
a measure of the sensitivity of demand for goods or services to changes in price or other marketing variables, such as advertising

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Elasticity

see synonyms of elasticity
nounWord forms: plural eˌlasˈticities
1. 
the quality or condition of being elastic
; specif.,
a. 
springiness; flexibility; resilience
b. 
buoyancy of spirit
c. 
adaptability
2.  Economics
the degree to which the demand for, or supply of, particular goods or services responds to a change in price

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Elasticity

see synonyms of elasticity
n.
1. The condition or property of being elastic; flexibility.
2. Physics
a. The property of returning to an initial form or state following deformation.
b. The degree to which this property is exhibited.
3. A measure of how changes in price affect supply or demand for a given good, equal to the percentage of change in supply or demand divided by the percentage of the price change.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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