What is the word for a situation of perpetual motion?

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The discussion revolves around identifying a specific word that describes a situation of perpetual motion, characterized by a cyclical cause-and-effect relationship. Participants explore various terms and concepts related to this idea, including both technical and playful suggestions.

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Main Points Raised

  • Some participants suggest terms like "causality," "feedback loop," and "vicious circle" as potential candidates.
  • Others propose "self-sustaining," "everlasting," and "autoregenerative" as possible descriptors.
  • Terms like "oscillation," "resonance," and "hysteresis" are also mentioned in relation to the concept of perpetual motion.
  • Several participants express humor or confusion regarding the idea of having a "favorite word," with some sharing their own favorite words.
  • There are playful suggestions such as "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" and "fire truck," which diverge from the original inquiry.
  • Some participants express uncertainty about the exact term, leading to a variety of interpretations and suggestions.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants do not reach a consensus on the specific word being sought, with multiple competing suggestions and interpretations remaining throughout the discussion.

Contextual Notes

Some terms proposed may have specific meanings in different contexts, and the discussion reflects a range of interpretations related to the concept of perpetual motion.

Who May Find This Useful

This discussion may be of interest to those exploring concepts in physics, particularly in relation to motion, feedback systems, and cyclical processes.

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In need of a human Dictionary!

OK - I somehow have forgotten my favorite word. I have used it for years, but for the past week it has completely slipped my mind. To all you intellectuals - please help me remember what the word is.

OK - The word is used in describing a situation of perpetual motion. Because A happens, B occurs, and because B occurs A occurs. It is either a negative or positive exponential result. Thats the best description I can think of ... please tell me the word I am looking for.
 
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I don't think it's causality.
 
feedback loop? vicious circle? closed timelike curve? (last one only if you're thinking of time travel as opposed to just recurring events)
 
Positive feedback?

You must have been a bad karma to forget your favorite word, huh? :biggrin:
 
Fire truck.
 
cyrusabdollahi said:
Fire truck.
:smile: :smile: :smile: :smile: :smile:
 
Self-sustaining?
 
Everlasting? as in Gobstoppers!

Never ending? as in the Story. :biggrin:

Auto-effectual? <- a new word made up for this thread. :biggrin:

Autoregenerative?

Something with the root 'cyclical' within?

Or along the lines of Evo's contribution - self-initiating, self-reinitiating, or autocyclic reinitating.

And I can't believe any of these could a favorite word.

Personally, I like - Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious! :biggrin:
 
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Concatenate?

Circular? Circuital?

Causative?

I'm stuck on C.
 
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Karma said:
OK - I somehow have forgotten my favorite word. I have used it for years, but for the past week it has completely slipped my mind. To all you intellectuals - please help me remember what the word is.

OK - The word is used in describing a situation of perpetual motion. Because A happens, B occurs, and because B occurs A occurs. It is either a negative or positive exponential result. Thats the best description I can think of ... please tell me the word I am looking for.
That's not much of a "favorite" word. I have a not-really-favorite word with which I persuaded my niece that she really needed to take French. The word relates to destruction and to shoes. If you figure it out WITH NO HELP I may be motivated to help you.
 
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Favorite word? Who has a favorite word?? Oh, mine's "antepenultimate."
 
  • #12
Mine is callipygian.

Is it indefinite? Why do you have to have such a difficult favourite word?

Should we start a game of hangman?
 
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dontdisturbmycircles said:
Mine is callipygian.
Jennifer Lopez comes to mind... :smile:
 
  • #14
Correlation? Symbiosis? Mutual induction?
 
  • #15
Reciprocal interaction?
Interaction between reciprocals?
Interprocal reactions?
 
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Karma said:
OK - I somehow have forgotten my favorite word. I have used it for years, but for the past week it has completely slipped my mind. To all you intellectuals - please help me remember what the word is.

OK - The word is used in describing a situation of perpetual motion. Because A happens, B occurs, and because B occurs A occurs. It is either a negative or positive exponential result. Thats the best description I can think of ... please tell me the word I am looking for.

Undamped harmonic motion?
 
  • #17
Karma said:
OK - I somehow have forgotten my favorite word. I have used it for years, but for the past week it has completely slipped my mind. To all you intellectuals - please help me remember what the word is.

OK - The word is used in describing a situation of perpetual motion. Because A happens, B occurs, and because B occurs A occurs. It is either a negative or positive exponential result. Thats the best description I can think of ... please tell me the word I am looking for.
Oscillation
 
  • #18
Moonbear said:
Positive feedback?

You must have been a bad karma to forget your favorite word, huh? :biggrin:

No. That has nothing to do with motion.

Positive feedback is when your boss gives you an affectionate squeeze on the shoulder and says "Nice job, Brownie."

Unless you're cynical enough to mention that he did vacate his office soon after the positive feedback, so maybe it does fit.
 
  • #19
Resonance.

"The butterfly effect".

Casacade.

"Snowball effect"

Exponentially sensitive.

I like antepenultimate.
 
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Well, at least it looks like he got human thesauruses. :biggrin:
 
  • #21
Positive eigenvalue? Nah.:biggrin:
 
  • #22
http://www.mrtoys.com/pedalcars/pics/fire-truck-pedal-car-sml.jpg
 
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cyrusabdollahi said:
[PLAIN]http://www.mrtoys.com/pedalcars/pics/fire-truck-pedal-car-sml.jpg[/QUOTE][/URL]

:confused: Been drinking?
 
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http://www.sfphotorama.com/uploaded_images/nope_knockout-702680.jpg
 
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How about hysteresis?
 
  • #26
Recursion?
Uroborus?
isentropic?
limit cycle?
 
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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/DrawingHands.jpg/716px-DrawingHands.jpg
 
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http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/artistsfilm/images/tautology.jpg
 
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