adjective
- not static; characterized by change, movement, or activity rather than remaining fixed or stationary
- (computing) relating to or denoting a method, variable, or property that belongs to an instance of a class rather than to the class itself
Usage: commonly used in computing and programming contexts; also used in general contexts to describe dynamic or changing conditions
Usage: technical term used in object-oriented programming
Examples
- The nonstatic nature of the market requires constant monitoring and adjustment.
- In Java, nonstatic methods can access instance variables directly.
- The website displays nonstatic content that updates based on user interactions.
- Nonstatic electricity can be generated by friction between different materials.
- The nonstatic equilibrium of the system makes it difficult to predict long-term behavior.
- Nonstatic members of the class are created anew for each object instance.