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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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This is a degree of sensitiveness that cannot be obtained with any of the astatic instruments known up to the present.
Fig. 139 shows how a current can be generated by two coils, H being connected to an astatic galvanoscope and E to a battery.
As the reactor embodies astatic behaviour, it is not possible to compute the matrices in a chosen operating point.
Note in which direction the right-hand end of the astatic needle is deflected.
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.

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