steady state

British  

noun

1. 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 equilibrium

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steady state Scientific  

/ stĕd′ē /

1. A condition of a physical system or device that does not change over time, or in which any one change is continually balanced by another, such as the stable condition of a system in equilibrium.

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Example Sentences

“So I feel we’re getting to a steady state in a way that I think gives us some space as policymakers to allow the economy to just run for a while before we have to do anything else.”

From Barron's

“As soon as we’re back onto a steady state relationship, there’s a huge reservoir of goodwill for the United States in Canada, but it’s having a really significant short-term impact,” Bird said.

From Salon

“I think we’re in a pretty steady state right now, with healthy procedural growth.”

From Barron's

A former state prosecutor and senior adviser to the undersecretary at the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Intelligence & Analysis, he now serves as executive director of The Steady State, a pro-democracy organization of more than 360 former senior U.S. government officials.

From Salon

“Leaving the balance sheet in a steady state will make it more difficult for any successor to change its use until another crisis opens this path again,” Boyle said.

From MarketWatch