The sensitivity of changes in a quantity with respect to changes in another quantity.
A measure of the flexibility of a data store's data model and clustering capabilities.
The ratio of the relative change in a function's output with respect to the relative change in its input, for infinitesimal changes at a certain point.
The property by virtue of which a material deformed under load can regain its original dimensions when unloaded
A system's ability to adapt to changes in workload by automatically provisioning and de-provisioning resources.
Adaptability.
The quality of being elastic.
The adherence to traditional views or practices, especially with regard to cultural or religious matters.
A philosophical system which makes tradition the supreme criterion and rule of certitude; the doctrine that human reason is of itself radically unable to know with certainty any truth or, at least, the fundamental truths of the metaphysical, moral, and religious order.
The continuation of theological rituals on the basis that the ritual has always completed, rather than the ritual being a manifestation of theology.