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steady state

n. Physics
A stable condition that does not change over time or in which change in one direction is continually balanced by change in another.
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steady state

n
(General Physics) physics the condition of a system when some or all of the quantities describing it are independent of time but not necessarily in thermodynamic or chemical equilibrium. See also equilibrium6
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stead·y state

(stĕd′ē)
A stable condition that does not change over time or in which any one change is continually balanced by another.
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Journal of Monetary Economics, 1988) have analyzed the response of economic variables to productivity shocks when these shocks occur in the long-run steady state. However, if many countries are still on a transitional path, it would be more appropriate for those countries to be analyzed on their transitional path rather than in this steady state which is still unreachable.
* The proposed model identifies the important structural and material parameters affecting pavement fracture resistance due to thermal cycles for both transient and steady state thermal conditions.
Table 6 displays the percentage changes in aggregate quantities and prices over the budget window and in the long-run steady state. These are computed through the DGE model described above, using the estimated tax functions for the baseline and policy tax parameters.
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