Define deadband and describe how it relates to hysteresis in sensor systems.

• A. Deadband is the region around the threshold where the output remains unchanged; hysteresis defines explicit on/off thresholds.
• B. Deadband is the region around the threshold where the output toggles.
• C. Deadband and hysteresis are the same concept.
• D. The deadband concept does not apply to sensor systems.

Answer: (A)