time constants in English

noun
1
a time that represents the speed with which a particular system can respond to change, typically equal to the time taken for a specified parameter to vary by a factor of 1- 1 / e (approximately 0.6321).
The hyperinflation may be explained completely by the time constant of the respiratory system exceeding the time available for tidal exhalation.

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1. Replay circuits in which two time constants are combined.

2. The amplitudes and time constants of these components of the glitch are given in Table

3. The climatologist is greatly concerned with the time constants of the energy reservoirs of the world.

4. A climatologist is greatly concerned with the time constants of the energy reservoirs of the world.

5. A filter unit (FI) comprises two time constants for the demodulation of an amplitude-modulated offset signal.

6. The general heat balance equation for multi-body system represents a stable system, with different time constants.

7. High-level cognition in other Astrobiologies may, in fact, operate with time constants shorter than 100 ms if they can evolve to supply metabolic free energy at sufficiently high rates.