Definitions for Rigidity
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. rigidity, rigidnessnoun

   the physical property of being stiff and resisting bending

2. inflexibility, rigidity, rigidnessnoun

   the quality of being rigid and rigorously severe

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.5 / 2 votes

1. rigiditynoun

   The quality or state of being rigid; want of pliability; the quality of resisting change of form; the amount of resistance with which a body opposes change of form.

2. rigiditynoun

   Stiffness of appearance or manner; want of ease or elegance.

3. rigiditynoun

   In Economics: synonym for stickiness (of prices/wages etc.). Describing the tendency of prices and money wages to adjust to changes in the economy with a certain delay.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Rigiditynoun

   Etymology: rigidité, Fr. from rigid.

   1. Stiffness.

   Rigidity is said of the solids of the body, when, being stiff or impliable, they cannot readily perform their respective offices; but a fibre is said to be rigid, when its parts so strongly cohere together, as not to yield to that action of the fluids, which ought to overcome their resistance in order to the preservation of health: it is to be remedied by fomentations. Rigidity of the organs is such a state as makes them resist that expansion, which is necessary to carry on the vital functions: rigidity of the vessels and organs must necessarily follow from the rigidity of the fibres. John Arbuthnot, on Aliments.

   2. Stiffness of appearance; want of easy or airy elegance.

   This severe observation of nature, by the one in her commonest, and by the other in her absolutest forms, must needs produce in both a kind of rigidity, and consequently more naturalness than gracefulness. Henry Wotton, Architecture.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. rigidity

   Rigidity is a state or quality of being inflexible or not prone to bending, deformation, or change. It can refer to a physical object's resistance to being deformed, or to someone's inability to adapt to new situations or change their point of view.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Rigiditynoun

   the quality or state of being rigid; want of pliability; the quality of resisting change of form; the amount of resistance with which a body opposes change of form; -- opposed to flexibility, ductility, malleability, and softness

2. Rigiditynoun

   stiffness of appearance or manner; want of ease or elegance

3. Rigiditynoun

   severity; rigor

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1. Rigidity

   In mathematics, a rigid collection C of mathematical objects is one in which every c ∈ C is uniquely determined by less information about c than one would expect. The above statement does not define a mathematical property. Instead, it describes in what sense the adjective rigid is typically used in mathematics, by mathematicians. Some examples include: ⁕Harmonic functions on the unit disk are rigid in the sense that they are uniquely determined by their boundary values. ⁕Holomorphic functions are determined by the set of all derivatives at a single point. A smooth function from the real line to the complex plane is not, in general, determined by all its derivatives at a single point, but it is if we require additionally that it be possible to extend the function to one on a neighbourhood of the real line in the complex plane. The Schwarz lemma is an example of such a rigidity theorem. ⁕By the fundamental theorem of algebra, polynomials in C are rigid in the sense that any polynomial is completely determined by its values on any infinite set, say N, or the unit disk. Note that by the previous example, a polynomial is also determined within the set of holomorphic functions by the finite set of its non-zero derivatives at any single point.

Matched Categories

1. • Inelasticity
   • Unadaptability

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Rigidity in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Rigidity in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of Rigidity in a Sentence

1. Barack Obama:

   One of the things I do worry about sometimes among progressives in the United States is a certain kind of rigidity where we say, Uh, Im sorry, this is how its going to be, and then we start sometimes creating whats called a circular firing squad, where you start shooting at your allies because one of them has strayed from purity on the issues.

2. Aloo Denish Obiero:

   Rigidity can lead to vulnerability, flexibility allows for adaption to life changing circumstances.

3. Mark Twain:

   It is discouraging to try and penetrate a mind like yours. You ought to get it out and dance on it. That would take some of the rigidity out of it.

4. Aloo Denish Obiero:

   Rigidity invites vulnerability; flexibility breeds adaptability.

5. Chase LeBlanc:

   Fludity and capacity are business skills - rigidity and limitation are not!

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Rigidity
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Rigidity
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Rigidity
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Rigidity
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Rigidity