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time constants

time constants is the plural of time constant.

Meaning of time constant

Noun

time constant (plural time constants)

  1. A characteristic of an exponential function, represented by τ in the function
    • y(t)=y_oe.
  2. The time in which a physical system's response to a step-wise change in an external variable reaches approximately 63% of its final (asymptotic) value.
  3. For radioactivity: the decay constant.

Questions about time constants

What is time constants the plural of?
Time constants is the plural of time constant.

Words near time constants in the dictionary

  1. time complexities
  2. time complexity
  3. time compression
  4. time compressions
  5. time constant
  6. time constants
  7. time constraint
  8. time constraints
  9. time control
  10. time controls
  11. time cop

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