relative permeability

noun

μr. the ratio of the permeability of a medium to that of free space

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From what has been said concerning the relative permeability of air and of iron, it will be obvious that the presence of such a long air path in the magnetic circuit will greatly reduce the number of lines of force that a given magnetizing force can set up.