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time constant

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.53 in modern English

Syllables
time -con-stant
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A characteristic of an exponential function, represented by τ in the function

noun

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.

noun

For radioactivity: the decay constant.

Example Sentences

  • "y(t)=y_oe."

Inflected Forms

time constants (plural) time-constant (alternative)

Questions

What does time constant mean?
A characteristic of an exponential function, represented by τ in the function

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