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Etymology

From elastic + -ity.

derived from ἐλαστός
derived from elasticus
borrowed from élastique
formed as elasticity — “elastic + -ity”

Definitions

The property by virtue of which a material deformed under load can regain its original…
The property by virtue of which a material deformed under load can regain its original dimensions when unloaded
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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.
- Given elasticity of demand, there is a strong argument that filling the millions of empty seats through lower fares could actually increase revenue.
A measure of the flexibility of a data store's data model and clustering capabilities.
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1. A system's ability to adapt to changes in workload by automatically provisioning and…
  A system's ability to adapt to changes in workload by automatically provisioning and de-provisioning resources.
2. The ratio of the relative change in a function's output with respect to the relative…
  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.
3. The quality of being elastic.
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  Adaptability.
  - Her elasticity allowed her to recover quickly.
  - "I'll have a try at it, Gladys, if you will only give me an idea what would please you." She laughed at the elasticity of my character.

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Derived

aeroelasticity, aero-hydro-servo-elasticity, aero-servo-elasticity, aerothermoelasticity, arc elasticity, cross elasticity of demand, cross-price elasticity of demand, elasticity coefficient, ferroelasticity, fibroelasticity, homoelasticity, hydroelasticity, hyperelasticity, hypoelasticity, income elasticity of demand, inelasticity, linear elasticity, magnetoelasticity, magneto-electro-thermo-elasticity, microelasticity, modulus of elasticity, morphoelasticity, neuroelasticity, nonelasticity, photoelasticity, piezoelasticity, poroelasticity, price elasticity of demand, price elasticity of supply, pseudoelasticity, semi-elasticity, superelasticity, thermoelasticity, thermo-electro-magneto-elasticity, unelasticity, viscoelasticity

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at elasticity. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

A definitional loop anchored at elasticity. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at elasticity

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.