time constant

Noun

Meaning

(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

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

constant in time constant over time constant time discharge time constant discharging time constant filter time constant filtering time constant temporally constant time continuum constant time intervals

Hypernyms

ratio interval time interval

Hyponyms

relaxation time

Examples

An electron in an excited state may decay to a lower energy state which is not occupied, according to a particular time constant characterizing that transition. Source: Internet

By the relationship between parameter α and time constant above, a large α corresponds to a large and therefore a low corner frequency of the filter. Source: Internet

By the relationship between parameter α and time constant above, a small α corresponds to a small and therefore a high corner frequency of the filter. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

time complexity function time compression time consciousness time constraint time constraints time continuum