Sekirov Dictionary

transient

UK /ˈtɹan.zi.ənt/US /ˈtɹæn.ʃənt/

adjective9

  1. Passing or disappearing with time; transitory.
  2. Remaining for only a brief time.
  3. Decaying with time, especially exponentially.
  4. Passing through; passing from one person to another.
  5. Occasional; isolated; one-off
  6. unsteady, [[nonsteady|non-]-steady-state]].
  7. having a positive probability of being left and never being visited again.
  8. Intermediate.
  9. Operating beyond itself; having an external effect.

noun7

  1. Something that is transient.
  2. A person who passes through a place for a short time; a traveller; a migrant worker.
  3. A homeless person.
  4. A transient phenomenon, especially an electric current; a very brief surge.
  5. A relatively loud, non-repeating signal in an audio waveform that occurs very quickly, such as the attack of a snare drum.
  6. A module that generally remains in memory only for a short time.
  7. (Philippines) A homestay.
forms

transients · more transient · most transient

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