time constant
Meaning
- A characteristic of an exponential function, represented by τ in the function
- 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.
- For radioactivity: the decay constant.
Synonyms
characteristic time
lag coefficient
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