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semi-elasticity

semi-elasticity noun: the change in a function relative to an absolute change in its parameter. Algebraically, the semi-elasticity of a function f at point x is f'(x) / f(x).

Noun

semi-elasticity (plural semi-elasticities)

  1. The change in a function relative to an absolute change in its parameter. Algebraically, the semi-elasticity of a function f at point x is f'(x) / f(x).

Forms of semi-elasticity

pluralsemi-elasticities
alternative formsemielasticity

Origin of semi-elasticity

From semi- + elasticity.

Questions about semi-elasticity

What does semi-elasticity mean?
Semi-elasticity means the change in a function relative to an absolute change in its parameter. Algebraically, the semi-elasticity of a function f at point x is f'(x) / f(x).
What part of speech is semi-elasticity?
Semi-elasticity is a noun.
What is the plural of semi-elasticity?
The plural of semi-elasticity is semi-elasticities.

Words near semi-elasticity in the dictionary

  1. semi-easy chairs
  2. semi-effigies
  3. semi-effigy
  4. semi-eidetic
  5. semi-elasticities
  6. semi-elasticity
  7. semi-eligible
  8. semi-elliptic
  9. semi-elliptical
  10. semi-elliptical spring
  11. semi-elliptical springs

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