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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

(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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