;Posted on 02/27/2013 4:21:18 AM PST by TruthShallSetYouFree
Word For The Day, Wednesday, February 27, 2013 --hysteresis
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hysteresis [his-tuh-ree-sis]
noun
1. the lag in response exhibited by a body in reacting to changes in the forces, especially magnetic forces, affecting it. Compare magnetic hysteresis.
2. the phenomenon exhibited by a system, often a ferromagnetic or imperfectly elastic material, in which the reaction of the system to changes is dependent upon its past reactions to change.
Origin: From the Greek term meaning "a coming short, a deficiency." Hysteresis, a term coined by Sir James Alfred Ewing, a Scottish physicist and engineer (1855-1935), refers to systems, organisms and fields that have memory. In other words, the consequences of an input are experienced with a certain lag time, or delay. One example is seen with iron: iron maintains some magnetization after it has been exposed to and removed from a magnetic field.
Investopedia explains 'Hysteresis'
In economics, hysteresis arises when a single disturbance affects the course of the economy. An example of hysteresis in economics is the delayed effects of unemployment. As unemployment increases, more people adjust to a lower standard of living. As they become accustomed to the lower standard of living, people may not be as determined to achieve the previously desired higher living standard. In addition, as more people become unemployed, it becomes more socially acceptable to be or remain unemployed. After the labor market returns to normal, some unemployed people may be disinterested in returning to the work force.
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Good morning early birds, wordsmiths, poets, et al.
Good morning early birds, wordsmiths, poets, et al.
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As the prices of gasoline creep up
My car goes into paresis
Only my bike can keep up
With effects of this hysteresis.
My Harley will get you home
At 20 miles to the Liter
And since it’s all covered in chrome
Being “green” just couldn’t be sweeter.
Gold medal winner! And only 25 minutes after my ping!
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Great poetry, especially the rhyme of "paresis" with "hysteresis."
Thank you for your kind words, Truthy!
And here I always thought hysteresis was the excitement caused when chocolate meets peanut butter.
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Not exactly.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schmitt_trigger
You gotta use a Schmitt trigger if you want hysteresis.
I have a meeting with Gilderoy Lockhart at the HS today about my daughter’s schedule for next year, to see the difference between AP and Honors classes. I suspect the work demand is the same, but she can get college credit for the AP.
We don’t need no fancy word like hysterisis to explain the rotten state of the Obama economy. I just get hysterical every time I see one of those Dem shills that Fox & Friends introduces to tell me what the “American people” really want. This AM they had a former aide of Harry Reid telling us that “All of the American people want us to raise taxes”. Seriously.
I have a whole roomful of them. I'm full of Schmitt.
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Obama don’t need no stinkin’ badges, either. He does pretty much as he pleases.
this word is too hard.
Hysteresis is like die-a-resis only the sufferer goes hysterical crazy first.
I think my wife had a hysteresis.
You're a lawyer. Do what lawyers do. Sue me. :)
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Probably due to depression. I prescribe Pepto-Dismal.
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