setpoint

setpoint
/set"poynt'/, n.
1. the desired value in a closed-loop feedback system, as in regulation of temperature or pressure.
2. the point at which a thermostat has been set, as for optimum efficiency.
3. Physiol. an internal regulatory system for maintaining a relatively stable physiological condition in the face of changing external circumstances, as body temperature in a varying climate. Cf. homeostasis.
4. a hypothetical regulator in the body that maintains a relatively stable body weight.
5. the weight range thus theoretically maintained.
Also, set point.
[SET + POINT]

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