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Adhesion vs Hysteresis - What's the difference?

adhesion | hysteresis |

As nouns the difference between adhesion and hysteresis

is that adhesion is the ability of a substance to stick to an unlike substance while hysteresis is a property of a system such that an output value is not a strict function of the corresponding input, but also incorporates some lag, delay, or history dependence, and in particular when the response for a decrease in the input variable is different from the response for an increase. For example, a thermostat with a nominal setpoint of 75° might switch the controlled heat source on when the temperature drops below 74°, and off when it rises above 76°.

adhesion

English

Alternative forms

* (obsolete)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • The ability of a substance to stick to an unlike substance.
  • Persistent attachment or loyalty.
  • An agreement to adhere.
  • (medicine) An abnormal union of surface by the formation of new tissue resulting from an inflammatory process.

    • Antonyms

    * cohesion

    Related terms

    * adhesive

    hysteresis

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia hysteresis) (hystereses)
  • A property of a system such that an output value is not a strict function of the corresponding input, but also incorporates some lag, delay, or history dependence, and in particular when the response for a decrease in the input variable is different from the response for an increase. For example, a thermostat with a nominal setpoint of 75° might switch the controlled heat source on when the temperature drops below 74°, and off when it rises above 76°.

    • Derived terms

    * hysteresis loop * hysteresis motor * hysteretic * hysteretical

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