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Physical system > Material > Material property > Mechanical property > Elasticity
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Elasticity  

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  • 1. A physical quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's disposition to recover its size and shape after deformation in any way. (TIB, The Environment Ontology). 2. Ability of a deformed material body to return to its original shape and size when the forces causing the deformation are removed. (Britannica). 3. Elasticity is the ability of a body to resist a distorting influence and to return to its original size and shape when that influence or force is removed. (Wikipedia)

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