Definitions from Wiktionary (transient)

▸ adjective:  Passing or disappearing with time; transitory.
▸ adjective:  Remaining for only a brief time.
▸ adjective:  (physics) Decaying with time, especially exponentially.
▸ adjective:  (mathematics, stochastic processes, of a state) having a positive probability of being left and never being visited again.
▸ adjective:  Occasional; isolated; one-off
▸ adjective:  Passing through; passing from one person to another.
▸ adjective:  (music) Intermediate.
▸ adjective:  (philosophy) Operating beyond itself; having an external effect.
▸ noun:  Something that is transient.
▸ noun:  (physics) A transient phenomenon, especially an electric current; a very brief surge.
▸ noun:  (acoustics) A relatively loud, non-repeating signal in an audio waveform that occurs very quickly, such as the attack of a snare drum.
▸ noun:  A person who passes through a place for a short time; a traveller; a migrant worker.
▸ noun:  A homeless person.
▸ noun:  (programming) A module that generally remains in memory only for a short time.
▸ noun:  (Philippines) A homestay.
▸ Also see transient






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