electric susceptibility

noun Electricity.

(when the components of electrical polarization are linear combinations of the components of the electric field) the coefficient or set of coefficients that multiply the components of the electric field.Also called susceptibility.Compare polarization(def 3b).

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British Dictionary definitions for electric susceptibility

electric susceptibility

noun

another name for susceptibility (def. 4a)
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