plas·tic·i·ty
n, pl -ties 1 : the quality or state of being plastic : esp : capacity for being molded or altered 2 : the ability to retain a shape attained by pressure deformation 3 : the capacity of organisms with the same genotype to vary in developmental pattern, in phenotype, or in behavior according to varying environmental conditions .
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