hysteresis.

Dependence of a system’s response on its prior states as well as its present input.

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Words that belong together

• magnetic hysteresis
• a hysteresis loop

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Magnetic hysteresis remained visible as the applied field was reversed.

The control’s hysteresis prevented rapid switching near the threshold.

Usage notes

Primary category: sci-fi. Forms: Usually uncountable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.