ELASTICITY
elasticity, snap
(noun) the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed; “the waistband had lost its snap”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
elasticity (countable and uncountable, plural elasticities)
(physics) The property by virtue of which a material deformed under load can regain its original dimensions when unloaded
(economics) The sensitivity of changes in a quantity with respect to changes in another quantity.
(computing) A measure of the flexibility of a data store's data model and clustering capabilities.
(computing) A system's ability to adapt to changes in workload by automatically provisioning and de-provisioning resources.
(mathematics) 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.
Synonym: point elasticity
The quality of being elastic.
Adaptability.
Source: Wiktionary
E`las*tic"i*ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. élasticité.]
1. The quality of being elastic; the inherent property in bodies by which they recover their former figure or dimensions, after the removal of external pressure or altering force; springiness; tendency to rebound; as, the elasticity of caoutchouc; the elasticity of the air.
2. Power of resistance to, or recovery from, depression or overwork. Coefficient of elasticity, the quotient of a stress (of a given kind), by the strain (of a given kind) which it produces; -- called also coefficient of resistance.
– Surface of elasticity (Geom.), the pedal surface of an ellipsoid (see Pedal); a surface used in explaining the phenomena of double refraction and their relation to the elastic force of the luminous ether in crystalline media.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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