relative permittivity (Q6674103)
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permittivity of a material expressed as a ratio with the electric permittivity of a vacuum
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permittivity of a material expressed as a ratio with the electric permittivity of a vacuum |
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The relative permittivity (in older texts, dielectric constant) is the permittivity of a material expressed as a ratio with the electric permittivity of a vacuum. A dielectric is an insulating material, and the dielectric constant of an insulator measures the ability of the insulator to store electric energy in an electrical field. Permittivities may be complex and frequency-dependent.
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