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Meaning of time constant | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Suomi aikavakio

Examples

“y(t)=y_oe.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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