bistable

[ bahy-stey-buhl ]

adjective
  1. (of an electric or electronic circuit) having two stable states.

Origin of bistable

1
First recorded in 1945–50; bi-1 + stable2

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British Dictionary definitions for bistable

bistable

/ (baɪˈsteɪbəl) /


adjective
  1. having two stable states: bistable circuit

noun
  1. computing another name for flip-flop (def. 2)

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