multistabilityn.
/ˌmʌltɪstəˈbɪlᵻti/, U.S. /ˈˌməltiˌstəˈbɪlᵻdi/; see also multi- comb. form. The property or state of being multistable.
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indifferent point1886
deafferentation1948
multistability1952
1952 W. R. Ashby Design for Brain xvii. 182 S. 9/4 showed the necessity for ultrastability; is the hypothesis of multistability equally necessary?
1962 A. Battersby Guide to Stock Control vii. 65 The effect of this sort of control by interconnected systems is called ‘multistability’ by cyberneticians.
1977 Sci. Amer. Jan. 71/2 The grating produces a multistable percept, and multistability..is a symptom of inhibition.
1995 Bull. Math. Biol. 57 809 The networks can enter quasiperiodic or chaotic regimes, and can also exhibit multistability.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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