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Oscillation vs Overstability - What's the difference?

oscillation | overstability |

As nouns the difference between oscillation and overstability

is that oscillation is the act of oscillating or the state of being oscillated while overstability is a condition in which oscillation increases due to excessive feedback.

oscillation

English

Noun

(wikipedia oscillation) (en noun)
  • the act of oscillating or the state of being oscillated
  • a regular periodic fluctuation in value about some mean
  • a single such cycle
  • (mathematics) (of a function) defined for each point x in the domain of the function by \inf\left\{\mathrm{diam}(f(U))\mid U\mathrm{\ is\ a\ neighborhood\ of\ }x\right\}, and describes the difference (possibly ?) between the limit superior and limit inferior of the function near that point.

    • Related terms

    * oscillator

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    overstability

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    Noun

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  • (physics) A condition in which oscillation increases due to excessive feedback

    • Related terms

    *overstable