Time constant

noun

Word Frequency: 1.9

Definitions

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

2.nounThe 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.

Synonyms

time complexity constant time domain exponential nonconstant hyperbolic tangent exponential equation nonexponentiality absolute constant monoexponential coefficient polyexponential

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