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Plasticity

/plæˈstɪsəti/noun
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Plasticity is the quality of being easily shaped, molded, or altered without breaking, commonly applied to materials like polymers or metals. In a broader sense, it describes the adaptive capacity of biological systems, such as the brain's ability to reorganize neural pathways in response to learning or injury, making it a key concept in modern neuroscience and engineering.

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