Overshoot
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Overshoot may refer to:
- Overshoot (signal)Overshoot (signal)In signal processing, control theory, electronics, and mathematics, overshoot is when a signal or function exceeds its target. It arises especially in the step response of bandlimited systems such as low-pass filters...
, when a signal exceeds its steady state value - Overshoot (ecology)Overshoot (ecology)In ecology, overshoot occurs when a population exceeds the long term carrying capacity of its environment. The consequence of overshoot is called a crash or die-off. An attempt to apply this concept to human experience is Overshoot: The Ecological Basis of Revolutionary Change, by William R....
, when a population exceeds the environment's carrying capacity - Overshoot (aviation)Overshoot (aviation)In aviation, an overshoot is an aborted landing. See: Go-around and Runway safety area.In air combat maneuvering, also called dogfighting, an overshoot can refer to three different situations. The first is referred to as a wingline overshoot...
, an aborted landing - Overshoot (microwave communication)Overshoot (microwave communication)In microwave communication, overshoot refers to reception of microwave signals where they are not intended as a result of an unusual atmospheric, e.g., ionospheric, conditions....
, unintended reception of microwave signals - Overshoot (migration), when migratory birds end up further than intended
- Overshoot (typography)Overshoot (typography)In typeface design, the overshoot of a round or pointed letter is the degree to which it extends higher or lower than a comparably sized "flat" letter , to achieve an optical effect of being the same size....
the degree to which a letter dips below the baseline, or exceeds the cap height - In economics, the overshooting modelOvershooting ModelThe Overshooting Model or Exchange rate overshooting, first developed by economist Rudi Dornbusch, aims to explain why exchange rates have a high variance. A key element of the model is that expectations of exchange rate changes are "consistent" — that is, rational — rather than static...
for the volatility of exchange rates