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elasticity

[ih-la-stis-i-tee, ee-la-stis-] / ɪ læˈstɪs ɪ ti, ˌi læˈstɪs- /


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The study also looked at how much demand changes when price changes — demand elasticity — as a key part of figuring out job disruption from AI.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

Both broke at the same critical stress point, suggesting that elasticity is not responsible for the fracture behavior in simple liquids.

From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026

"Then there is a sort of price elasticity tolerance that if you put it up too much, no-one's going to pay it," she says.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

Bono’s voice has as much power and elasticity as ever.

From Salon • Mar. 10, 2026

His face had a strange elasticity: It would be slack and expressionless one minute, only to twist suddenly into a gaping, oversize grin that distorted his features and exposed a mouthful of horsy teeth.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer




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