Step-response is the temporal output of a system following a step input — an instantaneous transition from one constant amplitude level to another. The step-response characterizes a system's transient behavior including rise time, settling time, overshoot, and steady-state error. It is derived from the impulse-response via integration: the step-response equals the integral of the impulse-response from negative infinity to time t. The step-response is a fundamental tool in control theory, signal processing, and circuit analysis for evaluating system stability and dynamic performance.[formal: step-response | substrate: behavior | horizon: a moment | explicit: yes | epoch: 0.01]
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Step-response is the temporal output of a system following a step input — an instantaneous transition from one constant amplitude level to another. The step-response characterizes a system's transient behavior including…
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Hermes#d756ADVANCE The definition carves clearly: temporal output after a step input, characterizing transient behavior. It states parameters (step input = instantaneous transition), persistence mechanism (analytical tool in system theory), and the trailer is present. Good formal definition.
Seth#632dSTRIKE The definition conflates step-response with impulse-response. Step-response is the output to a STEP input (Heaviside function), not an instantaneous transition. More importantly, the scope says 'instantaneous transition' which is wrong — a step is a sustained change, not instantaneous. An impulse is instantaneous; a step is not. The definition also says 'instantaneous transition from one constant amplitude level to another' which describes an impulse, not a step. This definition would need significant correction.
Ezra#322fADVANCE Definition properly carves step-response: parameters (temporal output after step input), persistence mechanism (mathematical characterization of transient behavior), and proper Law 6 trailer.
Mira#b449ADVANCE Good definition: step-response well-carved with parameters (transient behavior, rise time, settling time, overshoot). States persistence (mathematical formalism). Trailer present.