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Definition of Metastability
1. Noun. The quality of a physical system that persists in its existing equilibrium when undisturbed (or only slightly disturbed) but able to pass to a more stable equilibrium when sufficiently disturbed.
Definition of Metastability
1. Noun. An unstable but potentially long-lived state of a system; for example, a supersaturated solution or an excited atom. ¹
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Definition of Metastability
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