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plas·tic·i·ty
 plasticity
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- pronunciation:
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stI
s
ti
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noun |
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the quality of being malleable.
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in physics, the propensity of a material to permanently deform under load.
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in medicine, the capacity for continuous alteration of synapses and neural networks in the brain.
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in biology, the capacity of an organism to make behavioral or physiological changes in response to a change in the environment.
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