# Flexibility

> The degree to which a component permits varied use, in tension with the invariants it must uphold.

Record: `lex:flexibility`
Kind: quality-attribute
Layer: [Contracts Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/contracts-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lex-flexibility

## category

- [Contracts / Interfaces / Compatibility](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/contracts-interfaces-compatibility.md)

## referenced-by

- [Invariants](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/invariants.md)