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by ehsanu1 3618 days ago
You are correct, but the statement you're quoting can be easily corrected: replace "elasticity" with "The elastic limit of a material". The elastic limit is also conventionally called the "yield strength".

"Plastic limit" is not a real term, but if it were, it might be a synonym for "ultimate tensile strength". There's also compressive strength and shear strength.