as in inflexible
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Recent Examples of inelastic
Each time your neural network learns a task, more of its neurons will become inelastic.
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IEEE Spectrum, 27 Sep. 2021
If your product is inelastic, meaning that people will keep buying it regardless of cost, there is little risk involved in raising prices.
—Rohit Arora, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Its services are essential, making demand relatively inelastic even during economic downturns.
—Gurufocus, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
There’s no easy substitute for eggs, which makes demand for them inelastic — meaning consumers and businesses generally buy the same amount no matter the cost.
—Alexandra Byrne, NBC News, 5 Mar. 2025
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IEEE Spectrum, 27 Sep. 2021
If your product is inelastic, meaning that people will keep buying it regardless of cost, there is little risk involved in raising prices.
—Rohit Arora, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Its services are essential, making demand relatively inelastic even during economic downturns.
—Gurufocus, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
There’s no easy substitute for eggs, which makes demand for them inelastic — meaning consumers and businesses generally buy the same amount no matter the cost.
—Alexandra Byrne, NBC News, 5 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inelastic
Adjective
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What Maryland public school systems need is not the inflexible conformity demanded by such plans.—
Chris Roemer,
Baltimore Sun,
13 Apr. 2025
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This could unlock new capabilities in soft robots, which operate more mechanically because they are fitted with inflexible components.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
23 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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This layer also contains Earth’s oceanic crust — a thinner and denser layer below the oceans — and the continental crust that sits above this layer.—
Taylor Nicioli,
CNN Money,
18 Apr. 2025
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The good news As solar cycle 25 is set to weaken soon, the high-energy proton soup around the planet will soon get denser again.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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In many parts of the developing world, China has come to be seen as a rapacious and unbending creditor, not so different from the Western multinational corporations and lenders that sought to collect on bad debts in decades past.—
Michael Bennon,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Aug. 2023
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Assad responded then with unbending violence, and the revolt turned into a bloody civil war that tore the country apart.—
Sarah Dadouch,
Washington Post,
25 Aug. 2023
Adjective
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This beautiful Easter garland, on sale for $79.99 at Wayfair, is opulent and thick with twigs and pastel eggs that run throughout.—
Nora Colomer,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Twangy bass lines thick enough to saw down a redwood tree are shredded with shivers of electric guitar to create a blues sound that cuts a hole straight through the decades.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Only problem was, the stars no longer shone, and the smell of impending rain was heavy in the air.—
Thomas Weddle,
Outdoor Life,
17 Apr. 2025
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On Tuesday afternoon, heavy machinery — two yellow excavators — were at work filling buckets of the remains of those homes, dropping them into trucks to be hauled away.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The most powerful performance —compressed, sorrowful — comes from The Matrix's Joe Pantoliano.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
12 Apr. 2025
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Share repurchases, especially in such a compressed time frame, reflect a high level of conviction from management.—
Matthew J. Belvedere,
CNBC,
8 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The passenger door opened and a thickset man with a short beard and mustache got out.—
Jamie Quatro,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Aug. 2024
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There’s a thickset dashboard dotted with prominent air vents and a thick, smooth center section that connects the door panels.—
Andrew Wendler,
Car and Driver,
8 Aug. 2023
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“Inelastic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inelastic. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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