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Inelasticity -- N. want of elasticity, absence of elasticity &c.

From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Roget, Peter Mark

Inelasticity, too, in the forms of currency most needed for small transactions, has made very real difficulties for us.

From The Value of Money by Anderson, Benjamin M.