"inelasticity" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: inelasticities [plural]
Etymology: in- + elasticity Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|in|elasticity}} in- + elasticity Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} inelasticity (usually uncountable, plural inelasticities)
  1. The quality of being inflexible. Tags: uncountable, usually Translations (quality of not being elastic): epäelastisuus (Finnish), inélasticité [feminine] (French)
    Sense id: en-inelasticity-en-noun-JnHT2Acr Categories (other): English terms prefixed with in- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with in-: 48 52 Disambiguation of 'quality of not being elastic': 97 3
  2. (economics) The insensitivity of changes in a quantity with respect to changes in another quantity. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Economics
    Sense id: en-inelasticity-en-noun--4npdpqG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with in- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 73 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with in-: 48 52 Topics: economics, science, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: stiffness, rigidity

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