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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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.
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Aleksandr Galkin, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024
Eating inadequate protein can lead to muscle loss, inelastic skin, and thin fragile, hair, says Ingram.
—Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 16 Aug. 2024
The story that follows is a delight, as Howard struggles to stretch his inelastic mind to accommodate the uncanny, and deal with it before his wife gets home.
—Neil McRobert, Vulture, 20 May 2024
Norm Miller, University of San Diego NO: For essential (inelastic demand) goods, higher costs simply mean higher prices.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2024
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Aleksandr Galkin, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024
Eating inadequate protein can lead to muscle loss, inelastic skin, and thin fragile, hair, says Ingram.
—Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 16 Aug. 2024
The story that follows is a delight, as Howard struggles to stretch his inelastic mind to accommodate the uncanny, and deal with it before his wife gets home.
—Neil McRobert, Vulture, 20 May 2024
Norm Miller, University of San Diego NO: For essential (inelastic demand) goods, higher costs simply mean higher prices.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2024
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“Inelastic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inelastic. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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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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