Reversible vs Transient - What's the difference?
reversible | transient |
able to be reversed
(of clothing) able to be worn inside out
(chemistry) (of a chemical reaction ) capable of proceeding in either direction
(physics) (of a phase change ) capable of returning to the original state
(thermodynamics) capable of returning to the original state without consumption of free energy and increase of entropy
Passing or disappearing with time; transitory.
* Milton
Remaining for only a brief time.
(physics) Decaying with time, especially exponentially.
(mathematics, stochastic processes, of a state) having a positive probability of being left and never being visited again.
Occasional; isolated; one-off; individual.
Passing through; passing from one person to another.
(philosophy) Operating beyond itself; having an external effect.
Something which is transient.
(physics) A transient phenomenon, especially an electric current; a very brief surge.
(acoustics) A relatively loud, non-repeating signal in an audio waveform which occurs very quickly, such as the attack of a snare drum.
A person who passes through a place for a short time; a traveller; a migrant worker
* 1996 , , Oyster , Virago Press, paperback edition, page 3
An unhoused person
In physics terms the difference between reversible and transient
is that reversible is (of a phase change) capable of returning to the original state while transient is a transient phenomenon, especially an electric current; a very brief surge.As adjectives the difference between reversible and transient
is that reversible is able to be reversed while transient is passing or disappearing with time; transitory.As a noun transient is
something which is transient.reversible
English
Adjective
(en adjective)Antonyms
* irreversibleDerived terms
* reversibilitytransient
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- a transient pleasure
- this transient world
- a transient view of a landscape
Synonyms
* (passing) passing, transitory, temporary * (brief) brief, ephemeral, fleeting, flighty, fugaciousAntonyms
* (passing) permanent * (brief) permanent * (mathematics) recurrent * (philosophy) immanentDerived terms
* transience * transiently * transientnessNoun
(en noun)- Then, within the space of a few months, there were more transients than there were locals, and the imbalance seemed morally wrong.