homeorhesis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A dynamical system which returns to a trajectory, as opposed to a system which returns to a particular state, which is termed homeostasis

Word forms

homeorhesis homeorrhesis

Etymology

From homeo- + Ancient Greek ῥεῦσις (rheûsis, “flow”), the dropped u probably resulting from analogy with ῥέω (rhéō) or its derivatives.

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