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Hysteresis — definition & meaning

Word	Type	Definition
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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