inelastic
adjective
in·elas·tic
ˌi-nə-ˈla-stik 
: not elastic: such as
a
b
: slow to react or respond to changing conditions
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Its services are essential, making demand relatively inelastic even during economic downturns.
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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
Despite years of above-average economic growth, poverty and unemployment rates remained stubbornly inelastic.
—Richard Javad Heydarian, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2014
After incorporating missing campaign data, our demand prediction accuracy improved by 4.2%, and elasticity estimates shifted by 71.2%, reclassifying many products from inelastic to low or medium elasticity categories.
—Aleksandr Galkin, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024
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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
Despite years of above-average economic growth, poverty and unemployment rates remained stubbornly inelastic.
—Richard Javad Heydarian, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2014
After incorporating missing campaign data, our demand prediction accuracy improved by 4.2%, and elasticity estimates shifted by 71.2%, reclassifying many products from inelastic to low or medium elasticity categories.
—Aleksandr Galkin, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024
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“Inelastic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inelastic. Accessed 16 Mar. 2025.
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inelastic
adjective
in·elas·tic
ˌin-ə-ˈlas-tik
: not elastic : slow to respond to changing conditions
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