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critically damped

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.33 in modern English

Syllables
crit-i-cal-ly -damped
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of a linear dynamic system, possessing a damping ratio of exactly 1.

Questions

What does critically damped mean?
Of a linear dynamic system, possessing a damping ratio of exactly 1.

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