relaxation واهلش vâheleš (#) Fr.: relaxation The evolution of the properties of a physical system which has
been disturbed and which regains its equilibrium condition
once the disturbing action has ceased. Relaxation is the response of the
system to the perturbation. The time required by the system to regain
its condition of minimum energy is called the
→ relaxation time.
Math.: In numerical analysis, a method of solving equations in
which the errors, or residuals, resulting from an initial approximation are
reduced by succeeding approximations until finally all are within the
toleration limit.
See also: Verbal noun of → relax. |
