semi-elasticity

English

Alternative forms

• semielasticity

Etymology

semi- +‎ elasticity

Noun

semi-elasticity (plural semi-elasticities)

1. (economics) The change in a function relative to an absolute change in its parameter. Algebraically, the semi-elasticity of a function f at point x is f'(x) / f(x).

Related terms

• elasticity
• semi-elastic