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adjective
1.
not lasting, enduring, or permanent; transitory.
2.
lasting only a short time; existing briefly; temporary: transient authority.
3.
staying only a short time: the transient guests at a hotel.
4.
Philosophy. transeunt.
noun
5.
a person or thing that is transient, especially a temporary guest, boarder, laborer, or the like.
6.
Mathematics.
a.
a function that tends to zero as the independent variable tends to infinity.
b.
a solution, especially of a differential equation, having this property.
7.
Physics.
a.
a nonperiodic signal of short duration.
b.
a decaying signal, wave, or oscillation.
8.
Electricity. a sudden pulse of voltage or current.
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Transient
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| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
Origin:
1590–1600; < Latin transi(ēns) (nominative singular), present participle of transīre to pass by, literally, go across + -ent; see transeunt
1590–1600; < Latin transi(ēns) (nominative singular), present participle of transīre to pass by, literally, go across + -ent; see transeunt
Related forms
tran·sient·ly, adverb
tran·sient·ness, noun
non·tran·sient, adjective
non·tran·sient·ly, adverb
non·tran·sient·ness, noun
EXPANDAntonyms
2. permanent.
2. permanent.
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| transeunt or transient (ˈtrænsɪənt) | |
| —adj | |
| philosophy Compare immanent (of a mental act) causing effects outside the mind | |
| [C17: from Latin transiēns going over, from transīre to pass over; see | |
| transient or transient | |
| —adj | |
| [C17: from Latin transiēns going over, from transīre to pass over; see | |
| transient (ˈtrænzɪənt) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | for a short time only; temporary or transitory |
| 2. | philosophy a variant of transeunt |
| —n | |
| 3. | a transient person or thing |
| 4. | physics a brief change in the state of a system, such as a sudden short-lived oscillation in the current flowing through a circuit |
| [C17: from Latin transiēns going over, from transīre to pass over, from | |
| 'transiently | |
| —adv | |
| 'transience | |
| —n | |
| 'transiency | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
transient
1607, from L. transiens (acc. transientem) "passing over or away," prp. of transire "cross over, pass away," from trans- "across" + ire "to go." The noun is first attested 1652; specific sense of "transient guest or boarder" first recorded 1880. Transience is first recorded 1745.
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