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Noun Concept
Categories: Durations, Neuroscience, Physical constants
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time constant  Themal time constant  Thermal time constant  Time constnat  τ
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The ratio of the inductance of a circuit in henries to its resistance in ohms WordNet 3.0
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The ratio of the inductance of a circuit in henries to its resistance in ohms WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
In physics and engineering, the time constant, usually denoted by the Greek letter τ, is the parameter characterizing the response to a step input of a first-order, linear time-invariant system. Wikipedia
Measure for the response of a dynamic system to a change of the system input Wikidata
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. Wiktionary
IS A
ratio
physical quantity
duration
HAS KIND
carrier lifetime
RECOMMENDED UNIT OF MEASUREMENT
second
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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time constant
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time constant
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time constant
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time constant
Wikipedia Redirections
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Themal time constant, Thermal time constant, Time constnat
Wikidata Alias
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τ

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