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Subject: Re: (2)looking for help with edge detector circuit

From: nate@...
Date: 2001-03-12

from Greek hysteresis [shortcoming], from hysterein [to be late, fall
short], from hysteros [later]

--- In motm@y..., "Tkacs, Ken" <ken.tkacs@j...> wrote:
>
> It's difficult for men to explain hysteresis.
>
> Sorry, sorry... Latin, you see...
>
> (Honestly, I wonder what the origin of that word is? It can't be
what it
> looks like, can it?)