Time Constant (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun Electricity.
  1. the time required for a changing quantity in a circuit, as voltage or current, to rise or fall approximately 0.632 of the difference between its old and new value after an impulse has been applied that induces such a change: equal in seconds to the inductance of the circuit in henries divided by its resistance in ohms.
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  1. the time required for the current or voltage in a circuit to rise or fall exponentially through approximately 63 per cent of its amplitude
Time Constant (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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