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plasticity

plas·ti·city

UK/ˌplæs.ˈtɪs.ɪ.ti/ US/ˌplɑːs.ˈtɪs.ɪ.ti/ fairly common

noun

1.

the property of being physically malleable; the property of something that can be worked or hammered or shaped under pressure without breaking

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Origin

From plastic + -ity.

Phrases

  • genomic plasticity
  • phenotypic plasticity

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