Stiffness

Stiffness is the extent to which an object resists deformation in response to an applied force.

For pain and/or loss of range of motion of a joint, see joint stiffness. For the term regarding the stability of a differential equation, see stiff equation.
"Flexibility" redirects here. For other uses, see Flexibility (disambiguation).

The complementary concept is flexibility or pliability: the more flexible an object is, the less stiff it is.

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