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elasticity

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


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Elasticity is a dough’s ability to spring back when you stretch it, like a rubber band.

From New York Times • May 3, 2021

Elasticity is measured as a percentage change/response in both engineering applications and in economics.

From Textbooks • Nov. 29, 2017

Elasticity was measured by applying suction. The skin gets absorbed into a hole in a probe.

From Forbes • Feb. 1, 2015

Economist Ben Hansen said at the Oregon Economic Forum that misjudgments in Colorado’s revenue estimates stemmed from a term familiar to students in Econ 101: Elasticity of demand.

From Washington Times • Oct. 16, 2014

Elasticity likewise is a topic that may be introduced with more or less emphasis according to the predilection of the instructor.

From College Teaching Studies in Methods of Teaching in the College by Klapper, Paul




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