bang-bang

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English

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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bang-bang (not comparable)

  1. (control theory) Applied to a kind of feedback control, or controller, that switches abruptly between two states.
  2. (baseball) Of a play, very close between being an out and being safe.
    • 2006, Dom Forker, Big League Baseball Puzzlers, →ISBN, page 41:
      In a game between Los Angeles and host Cincinnati, the Dodgers second baseman is called out at first base on a bang-bang play.

Usage notes

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  • (baseball): usually used in the form bang-bang play, however sometimes the word 'play' can be omitted. For example, bang-bang at first base.

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