path dependency

A system can have multiple states of equilibrium. Which equilibrium it reaches is a function of how it got there.

hystersis loop -> dependence on the state of a system with memory, the state of a system does not merely depend on the external fcators, but rather also depends on how it got there. This implies there are multiple equilibrium states.

Is this related to ddr? Are reintegration a function of only external actors, or does the implementation matter? Is this a common occurance of non-linear systems?

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