Definition of time constant Time constant
time con•stant
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What does time constant mean?
WordNet
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| time constant - (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 | ||
| time interval, interval a definite length of time marked off by two instants | ||
| electronics the branch of physics that deals with the emission and effects of electrons and with the use of electronic devices | ||
| time constant - the ratio of the inductance of a circuit in henries to its resistance in ohms | ||
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Wiktionary 
- time constant (Noun)
A characteristic of an exponential function , represented by τ in the function. - time constant (Noun)
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.
