Characteristic time
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The characteristic time of a system is the time it takes for the system to undergo a specific change.
- For RC circuits, the characteristic time is the time the capacitor takes to discharge by 1/e (approximately 63%) of the way to the final voltage.
- In various fields of physics and astrophysics, the characteristic or relaxation time refers to the time needed for a system to relax under external stimuli.
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