Corroded@leminal.space to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 4 days agoWhat's an obsolete or incredibly obscure word you think people should know?message-squaremessage-square287fedilinkarrow-up1338arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up1333arrow-down1message-squareWhat's an obsolete or incredibly obscure word you think people should know?Corroded@leminal.space to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square287fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarePriorityMotif@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·edit-22 days agoHysteresis, the lag or delay between doing something and it’s outcome. See also: hysteretic.
minus-square𝚝𝚛𝚔@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoI use hysteresis daily… Refrigeration.
minus-squareHessiaNerd@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 days agoIt also means path dependency. https://www.magtrol.com/product/hysteresis-brakes/
minus-squareI_Miss_Daniel@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoOn thermostats it’s the difference between the off and on temperatures - like if you set it to 24 degrees, you could have a hysteresis of 1 degree, meaning it’ll turn on again at 23 degrees. (Or something like that.)
Hysteresis, the lag or delay between doing something and it’s outcome. See also: hysteretic.
I use hysteresis daily… Refrigeration.
It also means path dependency.
https://www.magtrol.com/product/hysteresis-brakes/
On thermostats it’s the difference between the off and on temperatures - like if you set it to 24 degrees, you could have a hysteresis of 1 degree, meaning it’ll turn on again at 23 degrees. (Or something like that.)