Hysteresis

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The lagging of an effect behind its cause, as when the change in magnetism of a body lags behind changes in the magnetic field.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A property of a system such that an output value is not a strict function of the corresponding input, but also incorporates some lag, delay, or history dependence, and in particular when the response for a decrease in the input variable is different from the response for an increase. For example, a thermostat with a nominal setpoint of 75° might switch the controlled heat source on when the temperature drops below 74°, and off when it rises above 76°.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A lagging or retardation of the effect, when the forces acting upon a body are changed, as if from velocity or internal friction; a temporary resistance to change from a condition previously induced, observed in magnetism, thermoelectricity, etc., on reversal of polarity.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A lagging of one of two related phenomena behind the other.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the lagging of an effect behind its cause; especially the phenomenon in which the magnetic induction of a ferromagnetic material lags behind the changing magnetic field
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