temperature coefficient

English

Noun

temperature coefficient (plural temperature coefficients)

  1. (sciences) A coefficient which relates the change of the magnitude of a physical property to a unit change in temperature.

Usage notes

Thermal coefficients have been defined for many physical properties such as electrical resistance and thermal expansion. Typically a coefficient can be regarded as constant only over a certain temperature range.

Derived terms

  • PTC heater
  • PTC, positive temperature coefficient

Translations

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