demand elasticities
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-001752
Relationships between the change in the price of a commodity and the corresponding change in the quantity that is sold. If a small change in price is accompanied by a relatively large change in the quantity sold, demand is said to be elastic (responsive to price changes). But if a large change in the price is accompanied by a small change in the quantity sold, demand is said to be inelastic.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-001752 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Economics, Trade, Law, Business, Industry |
| Synonyms | elasticities of demand; elasticity of demand; price elasticities; price elasticity of demand |
| References | NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary |
| See also | elasticities; economic demand |
| Translations | Spanish: elasticidad de la demanda |
Record as JSON
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"term": "demand elasticities",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "Relationships between the change in the price of a commodity and the corresponding change in the quantity that is sold. If a small change in price is accompanied by a relatively large change in the quantity sold, demand is said to be elastic (responsive to price changes). But if a large change in the price is accompanied by a small change in the quantity sold, demand is said to be inelastic.",
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"elasticity of demand",
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"es": "elasticidad de la demanda"
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"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/demand-elasticities/"
}
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