Overheating may refer to: *

Overheating (economics) Overheating of an economy occurs when its productive capacity is unable to keep pace with growing aggregate demand. It is generally characterised by a below-average rate of economic growth, where growth is occurring at an unsustainable rate. Bo ...

, a rapid, very big growth of production that is thought to have a negative influence * Overheating (electricity), unexpected rise of temperature in a portion of electrical circuit, that can cause harm to the circuit, and accidents *

Overheating (combinatorial game theory) In combinatorial game theory, cooling, heating, and overheating are operations on hot games to make them more amenable to the traditional methods of the theory, which was originally devised for cold games in which the winner is the last player to ...

, an operation on combinatorial games that approximately reverses the effect of chilling * Hyperthermia, also called sunstroke, an elevated body temperature due to failed thermoregulation * Thermal shock, the overheating of a device leading to reduced efficiency, damage or even destruction

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