An overdamped or critically damped oscillator can cross the origin at most once due to the nature of their damping characteristics. Overdamped oscillators return to equilibrium without oscillating, while critically damped oscillators return to equilibrium as quickly as possible without oscillating. The mathematical representation of these systems involves differential equations that describe their motion, and plotting these equations can visually confirm their behavior regarding crossing the origin.
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