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Word of the day · adjective

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Fig. 1 — A slab swings down on a small ball three times, and each time it winds up higher than the last.

Able to recover quickly from difficulties; springing back into shape. Resilient things bounce back.

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01Synonyms

Fig. 1a — resilient.

Fig. 1b — robust.

Resilient and robust both survive punishment, by different mechanisms.

02Antonyms

Fig. 2a — resilient.

Fig. 2b — brittle.

Resilient means able to recover quickly from difficulty.

03Confusing words

Fig. 3a — parameter.

Fig. 3b — statistic.

A parameter describes a whole population.