The relationship between air temperature outside a building and a calculated target temperature for provision of air or water to contained rooms or spaces for the purpose of efficient heating. In building control systems, the compensation curve is defined to a compensator for this purpose.
The ability of one part of the brain to overfunction in order to take over the function of a damaged part (e.g. following a stroke).
Origin
From Middle English compensacioun, from Old French compensacion, from Latin compensātiōnem, accusative singular of compensātiō.
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