instantaneous change

collocation in English

meaningsofinstantaneousandchange

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instantaneous
adjective
uk
/ˌɪn.stənˈteɪ.ni.əs/us
/ˌɪn.stənˈteɪ.ni.əs/
happening immediately, without ...
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change
noun
uk
/tʃeɪndʒ/us
/tʃeɪndʒ/
the act of becoming different, or the result of something ...
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(Definition ofinstantaneousandchangefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The trajectory of a system can have discontinuities, for example aninstantaneouschangein the velocity caused by an impact.
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Thus, the mathematical relation between theinstantaneouschangeof the joint angular velocities and the generalized impulsive force is established.
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At this instant, the impact occurs that might cause discontinuity in the system state (instantaneouschangein velocities).
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Their arrival itself could have been miraculous, however, had it been by a supernaturally causedinstantaneouschangeof spatial location.
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A cut produces aninstantaneouschangein the optic array.
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Any system which has at its heart aninstantaneouschangeon the outbreak of hostilities must be a weak one.
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Then, as he soughtinstantaneouschange, he also told us that we needed gradual reform.
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Those companies can handle that on a permanent basis because they need to take decisions oninstantaneouschange.
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Suppose we wanted to know theinstantaneouschangein momentum.
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Theinstantaneouschangein gain will still produce distortion, but will not produce a click.
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Altering the strength of the current results in aninstantaneouschangein force of the piston.
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It is highly efficient and provides for an almostinstantaneouschangeof direction.
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His algorithm is able to adapt to instantaneous changes in speed setting and path length.
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A slug test is a variation on the typical aquifer test where aninstantaneouschange(increase or decrease) is made, and the effects are observed in the same well.
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The most discomforting aspect of this paradox is that the effect is instantaneous so that something that happens in one galaxy could cause aninstantaneouschangein another galaxy.
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