# backstepping

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A technique for designing stabilizing controls for a special recursive class of nonlinear dynamical systems.
2. A gradual backward movement of organisms or a sedimentary environment caused by changes in environmental factors.

## Etymology
From back + stepping.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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