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inelastic

[ US /ˌɪnəˈɫæstɪk/ ]
[ UK /ɪnɪlˈɑːstɪk/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. not elastic
    economists speak of an inelastic price structure

How To Use inelastic In A Sentence

  • But late signs can be severe including sunken eyes, inelastic skin and without urine output.
  • May 7, 2010, 11: 58 am zuch says: wm13: openvolokh, the issues you raise (inelastic supply curves, cartelization, producers with monopoly pricing power) are covered in a standard Econ 101 course. The Volokh Conspiracy » Ideology and Economic Ignorance
  • The resulting rigid and mechanically isolated bundles may then inelastically transmit traction over a greater range than in a uniformly elastic material.
  • Over time, too much sun can age the skin, making it leathery and inelastic.
  • The problem with that logic is that much spending is actually designed to save money, or to compensate for things that economists call "inelastic" in the market. Paul Tullis: What Obama Forgot About Change in Washington
  • Most of the increase in consumption will occur in the transportation sector where demand for petroleum is inelastic.
  • When the calf muscles press against the rigid, inelastic bandage, they pump more effectively facilitating removal of fluid from the extremity.
  • That's the mantra of many a hack desperate to meet an inelastic deadline or dying to use a bombastic headline.
  • The term inelastic simply refers to a good whose demand is relatively unresponsive to a change in price. Forbes.com: News
  • When the deformation exceeds the elastic limit of the object, it undergoes inelastic deformation.
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