Definition of "inelasticity" [in•e•las•tic•i•ty]

• The quality of being inflexible. (noun)
• The insensitivity of changes in a quantity with respect to changes in another quantity. (noun)

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• "That's what short term inelasticity actually means."
• "The blog post you cite makes a strong assumption, namely inelasticity of demand for “not being a mother.”"
• "The cause of the unemployment is then identified as the inelasticity of the money supply."