| Demand
| Coefficient
| Illustration
| Examples
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| Infinitely (perfectly) elastic
| |Edp|=∞
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| Diamands, goods on perfect competitive market
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| Elastic
| |Edp|>1
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| Most goods in long term, also durable goods (automobile, TV set, frige etc.)
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| Unitary
| |Edp|=1
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| Any good with the same reaction of both price and quantity demanded
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| Inelastic
| 0<|Edp|<1
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| Most goods in short term, also nondurable (food, services etc.)
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| Completely Inelastic
| |Edp| =0
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| Water, medicine for ill person, drugs for drug taker
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