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backstepping

backstepping noun: a technique for designing stabilizing controls for a special recursive class of nonlinear dynamical systems.

Noun

backstepping (uncountable)

  1. (control theory) A technique for designing stabilizing controls for a special recursive class of nonlinear dynamical systems.
  2. A gradual backward movement of organisms or a sedimentary environment caused by changes in environmental factors.
    • Once the sea level stabilized again, the same group of corals grew once more, but farther inshore and up to 10 feet higher in elevation, a process known to geologists as backstepping.2009 April 16, Andrew C. Revkin, “Coral Fossils Suggest That Sea Level Can Rise Rapidly”, in New York Times

Origin of backstepping

From back + stepping.

Questions about backstepping

What does backstepping mean?
Backstepping means a technique for designing stabilizing controls for a special recursive class of nonlinear dynamical systems.
What part of speech is backstepping?
Backstepping is a noun.

Words near backstepping in the dictionary

  1. backstay
  2. backstays
  3. Backstein
  4. backstep
  5. backstepped
  6. backstepping
  7. backsteps
  8. backster
  9. backsters
  10. backstick
  11. backsticks

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