Nontransient vs. Transient

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  • Nontransient (adjective)

    Not transient.

  • Transient (adjective)

    Passing or disappearing with time; transitory.

    “a transient pleasure”

  • Transient (adjective)

    Remaining for only a brief time.

    “a transient view of a landscape”

    “a transient disease”

  • Transient (adjective)

    Decaying with time, especially exponentially.

  • Transient (adjective)

    having a positive probability of being left and never being visited again.

  • Transient (adjective)

    Occasional; isolated; one-off

  • Transient (adjective)

    Passing through; passing from one person to another.

  • Transient (adjective)

    Operating beyond itself; having an external effect.

  • Transient (noun)

    Something which is transient.

  • Transient (noun)

    A transient phenomenon, especially an electric current; a very brief surge.

  • Transient (noun)

    A relatively loud, non-repeating signal in an audio waveform which occurs very quickly, such as the attack of a snare drum.

  • Transient (noun)

    A person who passes through a place for a short time; a traveller; a migrant worker

  • Transient (noun)

    An unhoused person

Wiktionary
  • Transient (adjective)

    lasting only for a short time; impermanent

    “a transient cold spell”

  • Transient (adjective)

    staying or working in a place for a short time only

    “the transient nature of the labour force in catering”

  • Transient (noun)

    a person who is staying or working in a place for a short time only.

  • Transient (noun)

    a momentary variation in current, voltage, or frequency.

Oxford Dictionary

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