Question

A function named for a type of this phenomenon is defined as the half-Fourier transform of a friction coefficient in Götze and Wölfle’s derivation of the generalized Drude formula. A type of this phenomenon was observed in the relaxation of a polyvinyl acetate sample by A. J. Kovacs. A type of this phenomenon is induced in a single layer of connected spin glasses that “update” until a local energy minimum is reached. A type of this phenomenon is the (-5[1])[emphasize] first word in a device’s portmanteau name coined by Leon Chua; (10[1])that device is characterized by the derivative of magnetic flux with respect to charge and is dubbed the “fourth fundamental circuit element.” For 10 points, a resistor-like circuit element has a (10[1])name describing what (-5[1])phenomenon in which a system is (10[1])dependent on its (10[1])previous states? (10[1])■END■

ANSWER: memory [accept memristors or memory function; prompt on hysteresis; prompt on learning; prompt on neuron activation]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Shardul ParthasarathyIllinois BWashU A78-5
Andrew WangIllinois AIndiana B9010
June YinWashU BIllinois C12110
Sam KonkelChicago CMissoui S&T124-5
Braden BoothMissouriChicago B13010
Alex AkridgeIndiana AChicago D13310
Charles HangWashU AIllinois B13510

Summary

California2025-02-01Y250%0%0%99.00
Great Lakes2025-02-01Y540%0%0%129.50
Lower Mid-Atlantic2025-02-01Y450%0%0%119.00
Midwest2025-02-01Y683%0%33%121.80
Overflow2025-02-01Y560%0%20%112.33
Pacific Northwest2025-02-01Y20%0%50%0.00
Southeast2025-02-01Y250%0%0%129.00
UK2025-02-01Y944%0%11%117.75