Metastability
nounid
90423·updated May 18, 2026verified
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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- plural
- Metastabilities
- possessive
- Metastability's
- pluralpossessive
- Metastabilities'
Framework definitions
- §1
- 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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