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Latency vs Hysteresis - What's the difference?

latency | hysteresis |

As nouns the difference between latency and hysteresis

is that latency is the state of being latent 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°.

latency

English

(wikipedia latency)

Noun

(latencies)
  • The state of being latent.
  • (electronics) A delay, a period between the initiation of something and the occurrence.
  • (medicine) The delay between a stimulus and the response it triggers in an organism.

    • Synonyms

    * (state of being latent) hiddenness, invisibility * lag (casual) * delay

    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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