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THE MEANING OF A WORD

resilience.

Meanings, usage and a little more understanding.

WordNet meanings

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  1. Noun

    the physical property of a material that can return to its original shape or position after deformation that does not exceed its elastic limit

  2. Noun

    an occurrence of rebounding or springing back

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Wiktionary meanings

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  1. Nouncountableuncountable

    The mental ability to recover quickly from depression, illness or misfortune.

  2. Nouncountableuncountable

    The physical property of material that can resume its shape after being stretched or deformed; elasticity.

  3. Nouncountableuncountable

    The positive capacity of an organizational system or company to adapt and return to equilibrium after a crisis, failure or any kind of disruption, including: an outage, natural disasters, man-made disasters, terrorism, or similar (particularly IT systems, archives).

  4. Nouncountableuncountable

    The capacity to resist destruction or defeat, especially when under extreme pressure.

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