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TRANSIENT STATES

That set of a system's states which cannot be occupied again when that system reaches one of its equilibrium states. behavior involving transient states is basically irreversible, e.g., processes of evolution, biological growth but also social and technological development. Behavior involving transient states is also NON- ergodic. (Krippendorff)
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