Elasticity vs Viscoelasticity - What's the difference?
elasticity | viscoelasticity |
(physics) The property by virtue of which a material deformed under the load can regain its original dimensions when unloaded
(economics) The sensitivity of changes in a quantity with respect to changes in another quantity.
The quality of being elastic.
Adaptability.
(physics) The property of a material that is both viscous and elastic
(physics) The branch of rheology that studies such materials
In physics terms the difference between elasticity and viscoelasticity
is that elasticity is the property by virtue of which a material deformed under the load can regain its original dimensions when unloaded while viscoelasticity is the branch of rheology that studies such materials.elasticity
English
Noun
- If the sales of an item drop by 5 % when the price increases by 10 %, its price elasticity is -0.5.