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Introduction

Resiliency is the state of being resilient. Resilient is defined as follows:

re·sil·ient
[ri-zil-yuhnt, -zil-ee-uhnt] Show IPA
adjective
1.
springing back; rebounding.
2.
returning to the original form or position after being bent, compressed, or stretched.
3.
recovering readily from illness, depression, adversity, or the like; buoyant.
Origin:
1635–45; < Latin resilient- (stem of resiliēns ), present participle of resilīre to spring back, equivalent to re- re- + -sil-, combining form of salīre to leap, jump + -ent- -ent); see salient

Synonyms
1. elastic, flexible, springy.
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