time constant
noun
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Sense 1 noun
(electronics) the time required for the current or voltage in a circuit to rise or fall exponentially through approximately 63 per cent of its amplitude
Types & categories
- interval hypernym
- relaxation time hyponym
Related & opposite
- electronics domain topic
Sense 2 noun
the ratio of the inductance of a circuit in henries to its resistance in ohms
Types & categories
- ratio hypernym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
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| 1 | domain topic | Related & opposite | electronics |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | interval |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | relaxation time |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | ratio |