metastability
亞穩定性; 亞穩度
meta·sta·bil·i·ty /-stəˈbɪlətɪ/ 名詞
亞穩度,亞穩性
metastability
n : the quality of a physical system that persists in its
existing equilibrium when undisturbed (or only slightly
disturbed) but able to pass to a more stable equilibrium
when sufficiently disturbed