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Having little or no tendency to take a fixed or definite position or direction: thus, a suspended magnetic needle, when rendered astatic, loses its polarity, or tendency to point in a given direction.

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  1. a. Having little or no tendency to take a fixed or definite position or direction: thus, a suspended magnetic needle, when rendered astatic, loses its polarity, or tendency to point in a given direction.
  2. adj. not static or stable
  3. Having little or no tendency to take a fixed or definite position or direction: thus, a suspended magnetic needle, when rendered astatic, loses its polarity, or tendency to point in a given direction. Astatic pair (Magnetism), a pair of magnetic needles so mounted as to be nearly or quite astatic, as in some galvanometers.
  4. Having little or no tendency to take a fixed or definiteposition or direction: thus, a suspended magnetic needle, whenrendered astatic, loses its polarity, or tendency to point in a givendirection. Astatic pair (Magnetism), a pair of magnetic needles somounted as to be nearly or quite astatic, as in some galvanometers.
  5. s. not static or stable