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rigidity

noun

  1. type of property of a collection of mathematical objects which are uniquely determined by less information than one would expect
  2. Disposition to perseverate in one's viewpoint or in refusing other's.
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Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈd͡ʒɪdɪti/

noun

Etymology: From rigid + -ity, from Latin rigiditas.

  1. The quality or state of being rigid; lack of pliability; the quality of resisting change of physical shape.

    moral rigidity

    The metal’s rigidity made it hard to bend.

  2. The amount of resistance with which a body opposes change of form.

    structural rigidity

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

    speak with excessive rigidity

  4. stickiness (of prices/wages etc.). Describing the tendency of prices and money wages to adjust to changes in the economy with a certain delay.