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Deborah number: a standalone construct

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Rheology

a dimensionless ratio of a material's relaxation time to the observation or process time, indicating whether it responds more like a solid or a liquid.

In rheology, Deborah number refers to a dimensionless ratio of a material's relaxation time to the observation or process time, indicating whether it responds more like a solid or a liquid. This meaning comes from Reiner (1964) in Physics Today.[1]

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References

Reiner, M. (1964). The Deborah Number. Physics Today, 17(1), 62-62. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3051374

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