What does a price elasticity of demand greater than 1 indicate?

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What does a price elasticity of demand greater than 1 indicate?

A price elasticity of demand greater than 1 indicates that the demand for a product is elastic. This means that a small change in price will result in a relatively larger change in quantity demanded. In other words, consumers are highly responsive to changes in price, and a price increase will lead to a significant decrease in demand, while a price decrease will lead to a significant increase in demand.