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Elasticity

/ɪ.læsˈtɪs.ɪ.ti/

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

📖 Definitions of "Elasticity"

noun

1
The property by virtue of which a material deformed under load can regain its original dimensions when unloaded
2
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."
3
A measure of the flexibility of a data store's data model and clustering capabilities.
4
A system's ability to adapt to changes in workload by automatically provisioning and de-provisioning resources.

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