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• Elasticity — may refer to:*Elasticity (physics), continuum mechanics of bodies which deform reversibly under stressVarious uses are derived from this physical sense of the term, especially in economics:*Elasticity (economics), a general term for a ratio of… …   Wikipedia

• Elasticity of substitution — is the elasticity of the ratio of two inputs to a production (or utility) function with respect to the ratio of their marginal products (or utilities). It measures the curvature of an isoquant.Mathematical definitionLet the utility over… …   Wikipedia

• Elasticity — E las*tic i*ty ([=e] l[a^]s*t[i^]s [i^]*t[y^]), n. [Cf. F. [ e]lasticit[ e].] 1. The quality of being elastic; the inherent property in bodies by which they recover their former figure or dimensions, after the removal of external pressure or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Elasticity of complementarity — (Hamermesh, 1993) is the percentage responsiveness of relative factor prices to a 1 percent change in relative inputs.Mathematical definitionGiven the production function f(x 1,x 2) then the elasticity of complementarity is defined as: c = frac… …   Wikipedia

• elasticity of substitution — elasˌticity of substiˈtution noun [uncountable] ECONOMICS the degree to which one input can be replaced by another. For example, in producing goods, if the cost of wages increases and the cost of machinery and capital used to pay for it stays the …   Financial and business terms

• Elasticity — Elasticity. См. Упругость. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) …   Словарь металлургических терминов

• elasticity — 1660s; see ELASTIC (Cf. elastic) + ITY (Cf. ity) …   Etymology dictionary

• elasticity — [n] stretchiness adaptability, adjustability, flexibility, fluidity, give*, malleability, plasticity, pliancy, resilience, rubberiness, springiness, suppleness; concept 731 Ant. rigidity …   New thesaurus

• elasticity — [ē΄las tis′ə tē, i las΄tis′ə tē] n. pl. elasticities 1. the quality or condition of being elastic; specif., a) springiness; flexibility; resilience b) buoyancy of spirit c) adaptability 2. Econ. the degree to which the demand for, or supply of,… …   English World dictionary

• elasticity of volume — elasticity of volume, the tendency of liquids and gases to return to their original volume when the deforming force is released; resistance to change of volume. The slightest force can change their shape, but no force is great enough to change… …   Useful english dictionary

• Elasticity (economics) — Economics …   Wikipedia