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semi-elasticity

noun

Etymology

From semi- + elasticity.

  1. derived from ἐλαστός
  2. derived from elasticus
  3. borrowed from élastique
  4. formed as elasticity — “elastic + -ity”
  5. prefixed as semi-elasticity — “semi + elasticity”

Definitions

  1. The change in a function relative to an absolute change in its parameter. Algebraically,…

    The change in a function relative to an absolute change in its parameter. Algebraically, the semi-elasticity of a function f at point x is f'(x) / f(x).

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