inelastic
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Demand for oil was assumed to be relatively inelastic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
Apple products are highly inelastic, meaning that consumer demand is not very sensitive to changes in price.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
Using advanced inelastic neutron scattering techniques, the researchers observed both the positions of atoms within the crystal and how those atoms moved.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 2026
Demand is what economists call inelastic, meaning it doesn't respond to price signals.
From BBC ● May 28, 2026
The process in which this and other Federal Reserve Banks have been engaged is the substitution, as a circulating medium, of a note which is elastic in quality for the inelastic gold certificate.
From Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted by Chester Arthur Phillips
Vocabulary lists containing inelastic
Engineering - Introductory
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