inelastic
adjective
not elastic; lacking flexibility or resilience; unyielding.
inelasticity
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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
While those percentages 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. 3, 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
Systems, definition of, 221. importance of, 144. incentives to follow, 214. inelasticity of, 214. relations to standards of, 145. teaching power of, 213. value in transitory management, 146.
From The Psychology of Management The Function of the Mind in Determining, Teaching and Installing Methods of Least Waste by Gilbreth, Lillian Moller
