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rigidity

n.

1. stiffness or inflexibility, particularly muscular rigidity.

2. a personality trait characterized by strong resistance to changing one’s behavior, opinions, or attitudes or by the inability to do this.

3. the tendency, after brain injury, to be inflexible and complete a task in only one manner, despite more effective available alternatives. Compare plasticity. See also decerebrate rigidity. —rigid adj.

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