rigidity
noun
- type of property of a collection of mathematical objects which are uniquely determined by less information than one would expect
- Disposition to perseverate in one's viewpoint or in refusing other's.
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈd͡ʒɪdɪti/
noun
Etymology: From rigid + -ity, from Latin rigiditas.
- 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.”
- The amount of resistance with which a body opposes change of form.
“structural rigidity”
- Stiffness of appearance or manner; want of ease or elegance.
“speak with excessive rigidity”
- stickiness (of prices/wages etc.). Describing the tendency of prices and money wages to adjust to changes in the economy with a certain delay.