# elasticity

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɪ.læsˈtɪs.ɪ.ti/ · frequency rank #25,371

## Definitions
1. The property by virtue of which a material deformed under load can regain its original dimensions when unloaded
2. The sensitivity of changes in a quantity with respect to changes in another quantity.
3. A measure of the flexibility of a data store's data model and clustering capabilities.
4. A system's ability to adapt to changes in workload by automatically provisioning and de-provisioning resources.
5. The ratio of the relative change in a function's output with respect to the relative change in its input, for infinitesimal changes at a certain point.
6. The quality of being elastic.
7. Adaptability.

## Etymology
From elastic + -ity.

## Common misspellings (15)
`ealsticity`, `elasitcity`, `elassticity`, `elastciity`, `elasticcity`, `elasticitty`, `elasticityy`, `elasticiyt`, `elastictiy`, `elastiicty`, `elastticity`, `elatsicity`, `ellasticity`, `elsaticity`, `leasticity`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/elasticity