Transience or transient may refer to:
Music Transient (album), a 2004 album by Gaelle Transience (Steven Wilson album), 2015 Transience (Wreckless Eric album)
Science and engineering Transient state, when a process variable or variables have been changed and the system has not yet reached a steady state. Transient modelling, a way of looking at a process with the primary criterion of time, observing the pattern of changes in the subject being studied over time. Transient response, the response of a system to a change from an equilibrium or a steady state. Transient (acoustics), a high-amplitude, short-duration sound at the beginning of a waveform Transient (astronomy), an astronomical object or phenomenon of short duration Transient (civil engineering), any pressure wave that is short lived Transient (computer programming), a property of any element in the system that is temporary Transient (oscillation), a short-lived burst of energy caused by a sudden change of state Transient climate simulation, a mode of running a global climate model (GCM) so that the climate of the model represents a realistic mode of possible change in the real world.
Other uses "Transience" (short story), by Arthur C. Clarke TRANSIENT, a US secret program to intercept Soviet satellite transmissions Transient, a 2005 short film by Australian director Craig Boreham Transients, a term for some homeless people "Transients", title short story in the 1993 collection Transients and Other Disquieting Stories by Darrell Schweitzer
See also Impermanence, an essential doctrine of Buddhism Mono no aware, a feeling of transience in Japanese culture Temporality, the linear progression of past, present, and future