inelasticity
- a word derived from inelastic.
Example Sentences
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While that may seem trivial, short-run diesel price inelasticity and refinery constraints imply materially higher regional prices, especially if substitutes are costly or slow to arrive.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 4, 2026
This inelasticity occurs because many riders are transit-dependent and would use transit anyway, and many commuters wouldn’t consider using transit no matter the fare.
From Washington Post • Dec. 19, 2022
Eric Gray, director of commerce, subscriptions, and pricing — covering “inefficiencies and lack of integration of Apple’s payment processing services; app pricing and inelasticity of demand; fraud and other abuse in Apple’s ecosystem.”
From The Verge • Apr. 28, 2021
Besides inelasticity of demand, there is also possibly even more inelasticity of supply.
From New York Times • Jan. 11, 2018
This was mingled, too, with a certain fear of he knew not what; he feared her criticism, her disapproval; he felt his own dulness and inelasticity.
From Watersprings by Benson, Arthur Christopher
