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magnetic susceptibility

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noun

Electricity.
  1. the coefficient or set of coefficients of the magnetic intensity in any expression giving the components of magnetization as linear combinations of the components of magnetic intensity.


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The neutron scattering and AC magnetic susceptibility work at Rice was supported by the U.S.

From Science Daily • Apr. 22, 2026

“In this paper, our group has done all three measurements, including submeasurements,” such as two different measurements of magnetic susceptibility for both continuous and fluctuating fields.

From Scientific American • Mar. 10, 2023

To remove that noise, researchers take a separate measurement of the background and subtract it from the raw data to give the final magnetic susceptibility value.

From Scientific American • Mar. 10, 2023

To test magnetic susceptibility, researchers apply a magnetic field to a potential superconductor as it is cooled.

From Science Magazine • Aug. 26, 2021

A distinct feeling of coolness is sufficient proof of magnetic susceptibility.

From Buchanan's Journal of Man, June 1887 Volume 1, Number 6 by Buchanan, Joseph R. (Joseph Rodes)