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Porosity vs Elasticity - What's the difference?

porosity | elasticity |

As nouns the difference between porosity and elasticity

is that porosity is (uncountable) the state of being porous while elasticity is (physics) the property by virtue of which a material deformed under the load can regain its original dimensions when unloaded.

porosity

English

Noun

(wikipedia porosity)
  • (uncountable) The state of being porous
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  • (countable) A measure of how porous a material is; the ratio of the volume of pores to the total volume

    • Anagrams

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    elasticity

    English

    Noun

  • (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.
    • If the sales of an item drop by 5 % when the price increases by 10 %, its price elasticity is -0.5.
  • The quality of being elastic.
  • Adaptability.

    • Derived terms

    * inelasticity