Meaning of backstepping | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A technique for designing stabilizing controls for a special recursive class of nonlinear dynamical systems.
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2. A gradual backward movement of organisms or a sedimentary environment caused by changes in environmental factors.
   uncountable

Examples

“Once the sea level stabilized again, the same group of corals grew once more, but farther inshore and up to 10 feet higher in elevation, a process known to geologists as backstepping.”

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