elasticity.
The property by virtue of which a material deformed under load can regain its original dimensions when unloaded
Meaning & usage
The property by virtue of which a material deformed under load can regain its original dimensions when unloaded
The 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.
A measure of the flexibility of a data store's data model and clustering capabilities.
A system's ability to adapt to changes in workload by automatically provisioning and de-provisioning resources.
The 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.
The quality of being elastic.
Adaptability.
Her elasticity allowed her to recover quickly.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁elh₂- Proto-Indo-European *h₁l̥h₂-tósder. Ancient Greek ἐλᾰστός (elăstós) Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus New Latin elasticusbor. French élastiquebor. English elastic Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English elasticity From elastic + -ity.
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