Overmorrow refers to the day after tomorrow and I feel like it comes in quite handy for example.

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      3 months ago

      I think you meant lag. But this is a good one. One of my favorite words. It seems to be used in technical settings a lot, especially for electricity. I read an article a while back that applied it to social situations I.e. social hysteresis. It applies to so many things its ridiculous.

      Two of my favorite:

      Why do people still think vaccines cause autism despite the overwhelming evidence against? Social hysteresis.

      Why do people think inflation is out of control in the US despite the fact that its been less than 3% for over a year? Social hysteresis. (Also because people want deflation)

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      On thermostats it’s the difference between the off and on temperatures - like if you set it to 24 degrees, you could have a hysteresis of 1 degree, meaning it’ll turn on again at 23 degrees. (Or something like that.)