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What does astatic mean?

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Adjective
  1. Not static or stable; unsteady, unstable.
  2. Losing polarity, as a magnetic needle.
  3. (medicine) Of or pertaining to astasia.
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Evidence of animal electricity was given about 1840 by Carlo Matteucci, using the astatic galvanometer invented by Leopoldo Nobili.
There is much worry and misery in the world because so many are astatic, like a compass that has lost its loadstone.
Sensitivity is enhanced by use of multiple-spring astatic systems, which are more vulnerable than single springs to breakage or simple tangling.
Fig. 67 shows an astatic galvanometer for measuring weak currents.
Based on the results, we show which types of astatic ponds are most exposed to contamination and suggest some conservation practices that may reduce the influx of heavy metals.
As the reactor embodies astatic behaviour, it is not possible to compute the matrices in a chosen operating point.

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