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the quality or state of being easily molded we chose that type of clay for its greater plasticity

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Recent Examples of plasticity There’s every reason to believe that a future generation of A.I. will acquire the motor plasticity of a real brain. James Somers, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024 Hippocampal plasticity underpins long-term cognitive gains from resistance exercise in MCI Sports Medicine. Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 30 Oct. 2024 Again, vinegar’s acetic acid could be the benefactor; acetate plays a role in improving brain inflammation, plasticity, and overall cognition. Matt Fuchs, TIME, 16 Oct. 2024 But now researchers at Weill Cornell Medical have developed an analytical tool that enables scientists to quantify the plasticity of a cell (aka how much it’s changed) and determine what mechanisms in the cell the cancer is hijacking for that plasticity. Alex Knapp, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for plasticity 

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“Plasticity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plasticity. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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