deadband
noun
deadband is spelled D-E-A-D-B-A-N-D: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 72 million words in written English, the 269,040th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, deadband means “The range through which an input can be varied without initiating an observable response. Deadband is usually expressed in percent of span” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of deadband is deadbands.
How many letters and syllables are in deadband?
| Letters | 8: D-E-A-D-B-A-N-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 72 million words; the 269,040th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is deadband?
Deadband appears about once in every 72 million words in written English, the 269,040th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of deadband
- deadbands plural
- dead zone
- neutral zone
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does deadband mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The range through which an input can be varied without initiating an observable response. Deadband is usually expressed in percent of span.
The thermostat was errantly set with a deadband from 18°C to 27°C, causing the air conditioner to not turn on below 27°C, and the heater to not come on above 18°C.
- 2
In the domain of a transfer function, the band of input values where the output is zero. "(the output is 'dead' - no action occurs)"
The game will not respond to small movements of the joystick, until the stick is pushed out of its dead zone.
- 3
Backlash in a mechanical system.
The steering system has so much backlash that it takes a full rotation of the wheel to exit its deadband and affect the steering.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).