damping ratio
Noun
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Noun
damping ratio (plural damping ratios)
- (physics, mathematics) A dimensionless measure of the damping in second-order linear dynamic system, appearing as the term \zeta in the generalised equation of motion for such a system, \ddot{q} + 2\zeta\omega_n\dot{q} + \omega_n^2 q = F.
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