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elasticity noun [ ɛlaˈstɪsɪti ]

• the ability of an object or material to resume its normal shape after being stretched or compressed; stretchiness.
• "aging can decrease the elasticity of your skin"
Similar: stretchiness, flexibility, pliancy, suppleness, rubberiness, plasticity, resilience, springiness, give, adaptability, adjustability, fluidity, accommodation, versatility, variability, malleability, conformability,
Opposite: rigidity, dogmatism,
• ability to change and adapt; adaptability.
• the degree to which a demand or supply is sensitive to changes in price or income.
• "the price elasticity of electricity demand"


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