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transient
1. adjective
a) Passing or disappearing with time; transitory.
b) Remaining for only a brief time.
Ant: recurrent
2. noun
a) Something which is transient.

Then, within the space of a few months, there were more transients than there were locals, and the imbalance seemed morally wrong.

b) A transient phenomenon, especially an electric current; a very brief surge.

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