1. the quality of being easily shaped or molded
2. the ability to adapt or change in response to new conditions
3. the brain’s ability to reorganize and form new neural connections
Usage: neuroscience

Examples

• The clay’s plasticity made it perfect for sculpting.
• Heated metal shows greater plasticity than cold metal.
• The company’s plasticity helped it survive the economic downturn.
• Children’s minds show remarkable plasticity when learning languages.
• Brain plasticity allows stroke patients to recover lost functions.
• The plasticity of young trees makes them easier to train into shapes.
• Scientists study neural plasticity to understand how we learn.