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Steady state
A steady state is a condition of a system in which properties of interest do not change with time, even though it exchanges matter or energy with its surroundings.
Steady-Hand Eye Robot
The Steady-Hand Eye Robot (SHER) is a cooperatively controlled surgical robot developed at Johns Hopkins University for retinal microsurgery, in which surgeon and robot jointly hold the tool.
Steady-state approximation
The steady-state approximation, also called the quasi-steady-state approximation (QSSA), is a chemical kinetics method that sets a reactive intermediate's rate of change to zero, simplifying the rate law.
Steady-state economy
A steady-state economy, or steady-state economics, is an economy with constant stocks of people and artifacts, formulated by Herman Daly in his 1977 book Steady-State Economics.
Steady-state error
Steady-state error is the difference between a control system's reference input and its output after transients die away, governed by input shape and system type.
Steady-state free precession imaging
Steady-state free precession (SSFP) is an MRI pulse sequence that uses rapid repeated radiofrequency pulses to maintain steady transverse magnetization, producing high-signal images with bright-fluid contrast.
Steady-state model
The steady-state model is a cosmological theory proposed in 1948 by Bondi, Gold, and Hoyle, in which continuous matter creation keeps the expanding universe constant.
Steady-state visually evoked potential
The steady-state visually evoked potential (SSVEP) is the brain's periodic electrical response to a flickering visual stimulus, recorded from the scalp and easy to isolate in the frequency domain.
Steagles
Steagles: 1943 NFL team formed by the wartime merger of the Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers (officially the Phil-Pitt Combine); co-coached by Neale and Kiesling, finished 5-4-1.
Steak
Steak: thick beef slice cut across the muscle fibers for high-heat cooking. Key cuts include ribeye, strip, tenderloin, and sirloin; USDA grades Prime, Choice, and Select rest on ribeye marbling, which drives tenderness, juiciness, and flavor.
Steak 'n Shake
Steak 'n Shake, American burger chain founded 1934 in Normal, Illinois by Gus Belt, known for Steakburgers, hand-dipped milkshakes, and beef tallow fries; owned by Biglari Holdings since 2008, with kiosk ordering and about 400 US locations in 2026.
Steak and Blowjob Day
Steak and Blowjob Day, also Steak & BJ Day, is a satirical unofficial internet holiday on March 14, one month after Valentine's Day, credited to Boston radio DJ Tom Birdsey in 2002. Not an official holiday; widely criticized as sexist.
Steak and kidney pie
Steak and kidney pie, a traditional British baked pie of diced beef and kidneys in gravy, related to the suet-steamed steak and kidney pudding; first recipe 1694, modern form from 1851, Mrs Beeton 1861, British Pie Awards class.
Steak Diane
Steak Diane is a pan-fried beefsteak finished with a pan sauce of shallots, mustard, Worcestershire, cream, and cognac, often flambéed tableside. Disputed origins involve Tony Clerici in 1938 London and Beniamino Schiavon of New York's Drake Hotel.
Steak frites
Steak frites, also written steak-frites, is the classic French and Belgian bistro dish of a seared beef steak (entrecôte, bavette, onglet) with crisp fried potatoes and a sauce such as béarnaise or au poivre, with contested Franco-Belgian origins.
Steak tartare
Steak tartare (tartare de bœuf) is a French dish of raw, finely chopped or minced beef seasoned and served cold with egg yolk, capers, and shallots; first written down in 1896 as Hamburg steak, its Tatar saddle origin story is folklore.
Steal (2026 TV series)
Steal is a 2026 British heist thriller series on Prime Video, created by Sotiris Nikias, starring Sophie Turner as Zara Dunne, caught in a £4 billion pension-fund robbery at Lochmill Capital; six episodes premiered January 21, 2026.
Steal a Brainrot
Steal a Brainrot (Steal A Brainrot) is a Roblox PvP tycoon by BRAZILIAN SPYDER, released May 16, 2025, where players collect Italian-brainrot meme characters, steal them from bases, and rebirth for multipliers; it peaked at ~25.4 million concurrent players.
Steal Away (film)
Steal Away is Clement Virgo's 2025 Canadian-Belgian psychological thriller, adapted with Tamara Faith Berger from Karolyn Smardz Frost's Steal Away Home, starring Angourie Rice and Mallori Johnson; premiered at TIFF 2025, released theatrically in Canada July 17, 2026. Distinct from the Realm Studios Fisk Jubilee Singers project and other same-titled films.
Steal Like an Artist
Steal Like an Artist (subtitle: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative) is Austin Kleon's 2012 Workman-published New York Times bestseller arguing no idea is original; over a million copies, 30+ languages, part of a trilogy.
Steal My Sunshine
"Steal My Sunshine" is a 1999 hit by Canadian duo Len (Marc and Sharon Costanzo), sampling Andrea True Connection's "More, More, More"; No 1 in Canada, UK peak 8, from You Can't Stop the Bum Rush.
Steal This Album!
Steal This Album! is System of a Down's third studio album, released November 26, 2002 on American/Columbia: 16 finished Toxicity-session outtakes leaked as 'Toxicity II', titled after Abbie Hoffman's Steal This Book, produced by Rick Rubin and Daron Malakian.
Steal This Book
Steal This Book is a 1971 guide to living cheaply, protesting, and evading authority by American activist Abbie Hoffman, published by Pirate Editions and distributed by Grove Press.
Steal Your Face
Steal Your Face is a 1976 live double album by the Grateful Dead, recorded at Winterland Arena in 1974, and the name of the band's famous skull-and-lightning-bolt logo.
Stealers Wheel
Stealers Wheel was a Scottish folk rock band formed in 1972 around Gerry Rafferty and Joe Egan, known for "Stuck in the Middle with You".
Stealing Beauty
Stealing Beauty (Io ballo da sola, Beauté volée) is Bernardo Bertolucci's 1996 comedy-drama starring Liv Tyler as Lucy Harmon, an American seeking her father in Tuscany; it competed at Cannes 1996, with Jeremy Irons, Darius Khondji cinematography, and a Jeremy Thomas production.
Stealing Pulp Fiction
Stealing Pulp Fiction (2024) is Danny Turkiewicz's heist comedy feature debut about friends plotting to steal Quentin Tarantino's personal 35mm Pulp Fiction print from his theater; premiered Newport Beach 2024, US release June 2025, 78 minutes, 33% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Stealth (film)
Stealth (2005) is a Rob Cohen science fiction action film starring Josh Lucas, Jessica Biel, and Jamie Foxx as Navy pilots chasing a rogue AI drone, EDI. It grossed $76 million worldwide on a $135-138 million budget and scored 13% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Stealth (The Americans)
"Stealth" is the eleventh episode of season 2 of The Americans (FX, aired May 7, 2014), written by Joshua Brand and directed by Gregory Hoblit, in which the KGB pursues American stealth-aircraft technology, Larrick kills handler Kate, and Nina must extract secrets from Stan Beeman.
Stealth aircraft
A stealth aircraft is a military airplane shaped and coated to reduce its radar, infrared, and other signatures, shrinking the range at which enemy radars can detect it.