English-Finnish translations for elasticity

• elastisuus
• jousto
  kysynnän hintajousto
• kimmoisuus
• joustavuus

Definition of elasticity

• The property by virtue of which a material deformed under load can regain its original dimensions when unloaded
• A measure of the flexibility of a data store's data model and clustering capabilities
• The ratio of the relative change in a function's output with respect to the relative change in its input, for infinitesimal changes at a certain point
• The quality of being elastic

Examples

• If the sales of an item drop by 5% when the price increases by 10%, its price elasticity is -0.5.
• Her elasticity allowed her to recover quickly.

Related words

• photoelasticity
• aeroelasticity
• ferroelasticity
• inelasticity
• thermoelasticity
• aerothermoelasticity
• magnetoelasticity
• hydroelasticity
• elasticity of substitution