inelasticity

in·e·las·tic

 (ĭn′ĭ-lăs′tĭk)

adj.

1. Lacking elasticity; unyielding or unadaptable. See Synonyms at stiff.

2. Economics Of, relating to, or being a good for which changes in price have little effect on the quantity demanded or supplied: the inelastic demand for cigarettes.

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in′e·las·tic′i·ty (-ĭ-lă-stĭs′ĭ-tē) n.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

inelasticity - the lack of elasticity physical property - any property used to characterize matter and energy and their interactions deadness - the physical property of something that has lost its elasticity; "he objected to the deadness of the tennis balls" stiffness - the physical property of being inflexible and hard to bend rigidity, rigidness - the physical property of being stiff and resisting bending elasticity, snap - the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed; "the waistband had lost its snap"

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Translations

inélasticité

inelasticity

n (lit) → Mangel m → an Elastizität; (fig) → Mangel m → an Flexibilität, Starrheit f

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