Resiliency
noun
1.
the power or ability to return to the original form, position, etc., after being bent, compressed, or stretched; elasticity.
2.
ability to recover readily from illness, depression, adversity, or the like; buoyancy.
noun
1.
Also resiliency. the state or quality of being resilient
2.
(ecology) the ability of an ecosystem to return to its original state after being disturbed
3.
(physics) the amount of potential energy stored in an elastic material when deformed
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