Transience or transient may refer to:
Music
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''Transient'' (album), a 2004 album by Gaelle
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''Transience'' (Steven Wilson album), 2015
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Transience (Wreckless Eric album)
Science and engineering
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Transient state
In systems theory, a system is said to be transient or in a transient state when a process variable or variables have been changed and the system has not yet reached a steady state. In electrical engineering, the time taken for an electronic ci ...
, when a process variable or variables have been changed and the system has not yet reached a steady state.
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Transient modelling, a way of looking at a process with the primary criterion of time, observing the pattern of changes in the subject being studied over time.
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Transient response
In electrical engineering and mechanical engineering, a transient response is the response of a system to a change from an equilibrium or a steady state. The transient response is not necessarily tied to abrupt events but to any event that affe ...
, the response of a system to a change from an equilibrium or a steady state.
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Transient (acoustics)
In acoustics and audio, a transient is a high amplitude, short-duration sound at the beginning of a waveform that occurs in phenomena such as musical sounds, noises or speech. Transients do not necessarily directly depend on the frequency of the ...
, a high-amplitude, short-duration sound at the beginning of a waveform
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Transient (astronomy), an astronomical object or phenomenon of short duration
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Transient (civil engineering) In civil engineering
Civil engineering is a regulation and licensure in engineering, professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including publi ...
, any pressure wave that is short lived
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Transient (computer programming) In computer programming, transient is a property of any element in the system that is temporary. The term applies to '' transient applications'', i.e. software for the end-user which is displayed with a transient application posture; ''transient da ...
, a property of any element in the system that is temporary
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Transient (oscillation)
In electrical engineering and mechanical engineering, a transient response is the response of a system to a change from an equilibrium or a steady state. The transient response is not necessarily tied to abrupt events but to any event that affe ...
, a short-lived burst of energy caused by a sudden change of state
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Transient climate simulation A transient climate simulation is a mode of running a global climate model (GCM) in which a period of time (typically 1850–2100) is simulated with continuously-varying concentrations of greenhouse gases so that the climate of the model represe ...
, a mode of running a global climate model (GCM) so that the climate of the model represents a realistic mode of possible change in the real world.
Other uses
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"Transience" (short story), by Arthur C. Clarke
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TRANSIENT
Transience or transient may refer to:
Music
* ''Transient'' (album), a 2004 album by Gaelle
* ''Transience'' (Steven Wilson album), 2015
* Transience (Wreckless Eric album)
Science and engineering
* Transient state, when a process variable or ...
, a US secret program to intercept Soviet satellite transmissions
* ''Transient'', a 2005 short film by Australian director
Craig Boreham
Craig Boreham is an Australian film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is known for his debut short film ''Transient'', and the feature films ''Teenage Kicks'' (2016) and '' Lonesome'' (2022). His films focus on queer themes.
Early life a ...
* Transients, a term for some
homeless
Homelessness, also known as houselessness or being unhoused or unsheltered, is the condition of lacking stable, safe, and functional housing. It includes living on the streets, moving between temporary accommodation with family or friends, liv ...
people
* "Transients", title short story in the 1993 collection ''
Transients and Other Disquieting Stories
''Transients and Other Disquieting Stories'' is a collection of dark fantasy short stories by American writer Darrell Schweitzer. It was first published in hardcover and trade paperback by W. Paul Ganley in April 1993. It was nominated for the ...
'' by Darrell Schweitzer
See also
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Impermanence
Impermanence, also known as the philosophical problem of change, is a philosophical concept addressed in a variety of religions and philosophies. In Eastern philosophy it is notable for its role in the Buddhism, Buddhist three marks of existe ...
, an essential doctrine of Buddhism
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Mono no aware
, , and also translated as , or , is a Japanese idiom for the awareness of , or transience of things, and both a transient gentle sadness (or wistfulness) at their passing as well as a longer, deeper gentle sadness about this state being the re ...
'', a feeling of transience in Japanese culture
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Temporality
In philosophy, temporality refers to the idea of a linear progression of past, present, and future. The term is frequently used, however, in the context of critiques of commonly held ideas of linear time. In social sciences, temporality is studie ...
, the linear progression of past, present, and future
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