Elasticity vs. Ductility

Elasticity vs. Ductility — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Elasticity and Ductility

Elasticitynoun

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

Ductilitynoun

(physics) Ability of a material to be drawn out longitudinally to a reduced section without fracture under the action of a tensile force.

Elasticitynoun

(economics) 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.

Ductilitynoun

the malleability of something that can be drawing into wires or hammered into thin sheets

Elasticitynoun

The quality of being elastic.

Elasticitynoun

Adaptability.

Her elasticity allowed her to recover quickly.
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Elasticitynoun

the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed;

the waistband had lost its snap