Both Uses of
instantaneous
in
The Idiot
- ** As is well known, these fits occur instantaneously.†
Chpt 2.5 *instantaneously = immediately (happening with no delay)
- The effect of this sudden action upon the company was instantaneous.†
Chpt 3.5instantaneous = immediate (happening with no delay)
Definitions:
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(1)
(instantaneous) immediate (happening instantly with no delay)
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
In physics, instantaneous can mean at a specific instant (an unmeasurably short time period) -- such as "instantaneous velocity".