Metastability

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

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the quality of a physical system that persists in its existing equilibrium when undisturbed (or only slightly disturbed) but able to pass to a more stable equilibrium when sufficiently disturbed

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unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

3 surface forms

plural: Metastabilities
possessive: Metastability's
pluralpossessive: Metastabilities'

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