Look up: Hysteresis

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   Hysteresis
   1. The failure of an economic variable to return to its initial equilibrium after a temporary shock. For example, an industry or trade flow might disappear due to an exchange rate change, then not reappear after the change is reversed. 2. A time lag between a cause and an effect. (Though this seems to be the more standard dictionary definition, economists seem to prefer definition 1.)
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   hysteresis
   [n] - the lagging of an effect behind its cause
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   Hysteresis
   The greatest difference between load cell output readings for the same applied load. One reading is obtained by escalating the load from zero, the other by lessening the load from rated output.
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   Hysteresis
   If the input varies from an initial point to a final point and then retraces its value back to the initial point, then the two paths of the output should be identical. If there is hysteresis in the system then the output paths will not coincide.Magnetic HysteresisThe irreversible magnetic flux density versus magnetic field strength (B-versus-H) beh...
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   Hysteresis
   A property of physical and chemical systems that do not instantly follow the forces applied to them, but react slowly, or do not return completely to their original state. In the case of magnetic systems, when an external magnetic field is applied to a magnetic material, the material becomes magnetised absorbing some of the external field. When the...
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   Hysteresis
   The maximum difference between output readings for the same measured point, one point obtained while increasing from zero and the other while decreasing from full scale. The points are taken on the same continuous cycle. The deviation is expressed as a percent of full scale.
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   Hysteresis
   the difference in the valve input signals required to produce the same valve output during a single cycle of valve input signal when cycled at a rate below that a which dynamic effects are important; it is expressed as a percentage of the rated signal. Maximum hysteresis is normally indicated and is the maximum difference in input signal occurring in a cycle shown as a percentage of rated signal <...
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   Hysteresis
   Hys`te·re'sis noun [ New Latin , from Greek ... to be behind, to lag.] (Physics) 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.
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   hysteresis
   <physics> 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 invuced, observed in magnetism, thermoelectricity, etc, on reversal of polarity. ... Origin: NL, fr. Gr. To be behind, to lag. ... Source: Webste ...
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    Hysteresis
    A system with `hysteresis` exhibits path-dependence, or `rate-independent memory`. By contrast, consider a deterministic system with no hysteresis and no dynamics. In that case, we can predict the output of the system at some instant in time, given only the input to the system at that instant. If the system has hysteresis, then this is not the case; we can't predict the output without looking at the history of the input. In order to predict the o...
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    Hysteresis
    Used to characterize a lagging effect. Firms may fail to enter markets that appear attractive, or firms that are once invested in a market may persist in operating at a loss. The effect is characteristic of investments with high entry and exit costs along with high uncertainty.
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    hysteresis
    a hypothesized property of unemployment rates -- that there is a ratcheting effect, so a short-term rise in unemployment rates tends to persist. Theories that would lead to hysteresis: -- an insider/outsider model of decisionmaking about employment; insiders such as the unionized workers ratchet up wage rates beyond where it is profitable to hire t...
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    hysteresis
    (his″tә-re´sis) a time lag in the occurrence of two associated phenomena, as between cause and effect. in cardiac pacing terminology, the number of pulses per minute below the programmed pacing rate that the heart must drop in order to cause initiation of pacing; it can be programmed in by a pu...
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    Hysteresis
    • (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.
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    hysteresis
    lagging of the magnetization of a ferromagnetic material, such as iron, behind variations of the magnetizing field. When ferromagnetic materials are ... [6 related articles]
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    hysteresis
    hysteresis 1. A delayed response by an object to changes in the forces acting on it; especially, magnetic forces. 2. The lagging of an effect behind its cause, as when the change in magnetism of a body lags behind changes in the magnetic field. 3. A condition in which the state of a system depends on its previous history, generally the retardation or laggin...
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    Hysteresis
    1. The failure of an economic variable to return to its initial equilibrium after a temporary shock. For example, an industry or trade flow might disappear due to an exchange rate change, then not reappear after the change is reversed. 2. A time lag between a cause and an effect. (Though this seems to be the more standard dictionary definition, ec...
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    Hysteresis
    (Dielectric) - Loss of energy caused by conversion to heat when the dielectric of, for example, a capacitor is stressed. (Magnetic) - Lagging of magnetization of iron behind the magnetic field intensity.
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    Hysteresis
    The phenomenon where the magnetization induced in iron or steel which is made to vary over time lags behind the magnetic field. This term is also used in general to indicate that changes in a system are dependent upon its past history.
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    Hysteresis
    Shift in calibration of transducer when on 'return' from actuation load.
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    Hysteresis
    The ability of a flexible polyurethane foam to return to its original support characteristics after it is compressed. Hysteresis = (25%)
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    Hysteresis
    A term that describes the behavior of a structural member subjected to reversed, repeated load into the inelastic range whose plot of load verses displacement is characterized by loops. The amount of energy dissipated during inelastic loading is indicated by the enclosed area within these loops. [] [I]
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    hysteresis
    As applied to timber's moisture content, the tendency of dried wood to reach equilibrium with any specified temperature and relative humidity at a lower moisture content when absorbing moisture from a drier state than when losing moisture from a wetter state
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    Hysteresis
    The delay or lag that causes seal faces to open.
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    Hysteresis
    The phenomenon where the magnetization induced in iron or steel which is made to vary over time lags behind the magnetic field. This term is also used in general to indicate that changes in a system are dependent upon its past history.
    Found on http://www-bdnew.fnal.gov/operations/acc