Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bang-bang

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.02 in modern English

Syllables: bang-bang
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Applied to a kind of feedback control, or controller, that switches abruptly between two states.

adj

Of a play, very close between being an out and being safe.

Example Sentences

"In a game between Los Angeles and host Cincinnati, the Dodgers second baseman is called out at first base on a bang-bang play."

Frequently Paired Words

hysteresis

Questions

What does bang-bang mean?: Applied to a kind of feedback control, or controller, that switches abruptly between two states.

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