English Dictionary

elasticity

/ɪ.læsˈtɪs.ɪ.ti/

noun

(physics) The property by virtue of which a material deformed under load can regain its original dimensions when unloaded

The elasticity of the rubber band allowed it to stretch without breaking.

意味（1）

(physics) The property by virtue of which a material deformed under load can regain its original dimensions when unloaded

意味（2）

(economics) 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.

意味（3）

(computing) A measure of the flexibility of a data store's data model and clustering capabilities.

意味（4）

(computing) A system's ability to adapt to changes in workload by automatically provisioning and de-provisioning resources.

意味（5）

(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.

意味（6）

The quality of being elastic.

意味（7）

Adaptability.

Her elasticity allowed her to recover quickly.