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> become worse and worse as damage accumulates. And that there's no word for such a property I think the name for that property is "age". :) Do you have an ex
by zsmi 5y ago
> become worse and worse as damage accumulates. And that there's no word for such a property
I think the name for that property is "age". :)
Do you have an example of something that gets better in the presence of accumulated damage? Maybe giving something the "weathered" look on purpose? I can really only think of subjective examples.
Things that get worse with accumulated damage definitely abound in physics. One example that came immediately to mind.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot-carrier_injection https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot-carrier_injection
- pixl97 5y agoIndividually DNA is fragile. Collectively DNA reproduction has been antifragile and kept up a continuous chain of existence for at least 4 billion years.