Backstepping
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A technique for designing stabilizing controls for a special recursive class of nonlinear dynamical systems. uncountable
- 2 A gradual backward movement of organisms or a sedimentary environment caused by changes in environmental factors. uncountable
"Once the sea level stabilized again, the same group of corals grew once more, but farther inshore and up to 10 feet higher in elevation, a process known to geologists as backstepping."
Example
More examples"Once the sea level stabilized again, the same group of corals grew once more, but farther inshore and up to 10 feet higher in elevation, a process known to geologists as backstepping."
Etymology
From back + stepping.
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