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coefficient of restitution

noun Physics.

the ratio of the relative velocity after impact to the relative velocity before the impact of two colliding bodies, equal to 1 for an elastic collision and 0 for an inelastic collision.

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Nearby words

coefficient of correlation, coefficient of elasticity, coefficient of expansion, coefficient of friction, coefficient of performance, coefficient of restitution, coefficient of variation, coefficient of viscosity, coel-, coelacanth, coelanaglyphic

Origin of coefficient of restitution

First recorded in 1875–80
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