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resiliency

re·si·liency

US/rɪˈzɪljʌnsi/ uncommon

noun

1.

an occurrence of rebounding or springing back

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2.

the physical property of a material that can return to its original shape or position after deformation that does not exceed its elastic limit

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Origin

From Latin resiliō (“to spring back”) + English -ency.

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