Unkompensierte

Unkompensierte is a German adjective meaning not compensated, not offset, or not balanced by a countermeasure. It describes a state in which a disturbance or deviation has not been fully neutralized by existing corrective mechanisms, leaving residual effects or imbalance. The word is formed from kompensieren (to compensate) with the negating prefix un-.

In medicine and physiology, unkompensierte conditions refer to situations where the body's regulatory responses are overwhelmed or insufficient to maintain homeostasis. This can manifest as signs that the organism can no longer keep functioning within normal parameters despite attempted compensatory reactions. The term is used to distinguish stable, compensated states from those that require clinical intervention.

In engineering and control theory, unkompensierte Störungen or Verzerrungen describe disturbances that a control system or compensator cannot offset. Such uncorrected errors lead to persistent offsets, drift, or degraded performance in the output of a system, highlighting the limits of the control strategy.

In economics and environmental policy, unkompensierte Kosten or Schäden refer to impacts not offset by prices, subsidies, or policy measures. They point to externalities or market failures where costs are borne without adequate compensation, often motivating regulatory or corrective actions.

Related terms include kompensieren (to compensate), kompensiert (compensated), and partially compensated states, as well as broader concepts such as Homöostase (homeostasis) and Regulation. See also Kompensation and Externalität.