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Definition of Stickiness

1. Noun. The property of sticking to a surface.

Definition of Stickiness

1. n. The quality of being sticky; as, the stickiness of glue or paste.

Definition of Stickiness

1. Noun. the property of sticking or adhering; adhesion ¹

2. Noun. warmth and humidity, as on a muggy day ¹

3. Noun. (context: economics of prices or wages) the tendency to stay the same despite changes in the economy ¹

4. Noun. (marketing interface design) stickiness is having unique attributes that make a product indisposable and valuable to its owner. The stickiness of a cellphone is its ability to tell correct time, locate its user, allow its user to remain connected to the world independent of where the user is . ¹

5. Noun. (advertising) a research measure that captures the extent to which viewers wish to spend more time looking at or reading a print ad. ¹

6. Noun. (psychology) an overemotional attachment to others; clinging in interpersonal relations; difficulty with ending conversations ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Stickiness

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Stickiness

Literary usage of Stickiness

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Techno-chemical Receipt Book: Containing Several Thousand Receipts by William Theodore Brannt, William Henry Wahl (1886)
"To Remove all stickiness from the Surface of Dried Caoutchouc. Pour 11 parts of oil of turpentine overl part of caoutchouc. This will give a thiu paste. ..."

2. Grain Quality Evaluation of World Rices by Bienvenido O. Juliano, C. P. Villareal (1993)
"Cooked rice hardness and stickiness We measured cooked rice with an Instron ... For the stickiness test, cooked rice (17 g) was pressed onto the platform ..."

3. The Economics and Ethics of Private Property by Hans-Hermann Hoppe (2006)
"Contrary to Garrison's claim, the stickiness of prices does affect and is related to, real relative scarcities. If more sticky prices suffer more, ..."

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