Time constant

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Noun

1. Template:Lb A characteristic of an exponential function, represented by τ in the function:

   $y(t)=y_o{e}^{-t/\tau }$.

2. Template:Lb 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.

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