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Definition of Malleability
1. Noun. The property of being physically malleable; the property of something that can be worked or hammered or shaped without breaking.
Exact synonyms: Plasticity
Generic synonyms: Physical Property
Specialized synonyms: Ductileness, Ductility, Flexibility, Flexibleness
Derivative terms: Malleable, Plastic
Antonyms: Unmalleability
Generic synonyms: Physical Property
Specialized synonyms: Ductileness, Ductility, Flexibility, Flexibleness
Derivative terms: Malleable, Plastic
Antonyms: Unmalleability
Definition of Malleability
1. n. The quality or state of being malleable; -- opposed to friability and brittleness.
Definition of Malleability
1. Noun. The quality or state of being malleable. ¹
2. Noun. The property by virtue of which a material can be extended in all directions without rupture by the application of load; a material's ability to be bent, formed, or shaped without cracking or breaking. ¹
3. Noun. (cryptography) a property of a cryptographic algorithms in which an adversary can alter a ciphertext such that it decrypts to a related plaintext ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Malleability
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