elasticity
/ɪ.læsˈtɪs.ɪ.ti/ sustantivo C2En español: elasticidad
- 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.
Plural elasticities
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A few drops of the rum restored suspended animation, while the friction of his limbs restored their elasticity.
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