different between elasticity vs embrittlement

English

Etymology

elastic +? -ity

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?.læs?t?s.?.ti/
• Rhymes: -?s?ti

Noun

elasticity (countable and uncountable, plural elasticities)

1. (physics) The property by virtue of which a material deformed under load can regain its original dimensions when unloaded
2. (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.

3. (computing) A measure of the flexibility of a data store's data model and clustering capabilities.
4. (computing) A system's ability to adapt to changes in workload by automatically provisioning and de-provisioning resources.
5. (mathematics) 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.

   Synonym: point elasticity

6. The quality of being elastic.
7. Adaptability.

   Her elasticity allowed her to recover quickly.

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Translations

English

Etymology

embrittle +? -ment

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?m?b??tl?m?nt/
• Hyphenation: em?brit?tle?ment

Noun

embrittlement (countable and uncountable, plural embrittlements)

1. The process of being embrittled; loss of flexibility or elasticity of a material.
   • 1964, Metal Mining & Processing, volume 1, page 32:

     Even if no weakening effects were noticed after one or two overheatings, the cumulative heat effects would cause embrittlement and failure after subsequent overheatings.

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