time constant

Signification (Anglais)

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.

Synonymes

bout

cycle

episode

installment

instalment

pass

passage

period

spell

characteristic time

lag coefficient