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Language:enStatus: Standard
Term: compressibility
Synonym1: bulk compressibility
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Symbol: Κ
Definition: quantity Κ=− 1 V dV dp MathType@MTEF@5@5@+= feaagKart1ev2aaatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbbjxAHX garuavP1wzZbItLDhis9wBH5garmWu51MyVXgaruWqVvNCPvMCG4uz 3bqee0evGueE0jxyaibaieYdi9WrpeeC0lXdi9qqqj=hEeeu0lXdbb a9frFj0xb9Lqpepeea0xd9s8qiYRWxGi6xij=hbba9q8aq0=yq=He9 q8qiLsFr0=vr0=vr0db8meaabaGacmGadiWaaiWabaabaiaafaaake aacqaH6oWAcqGH9aqpcqGHsisldaWcaaqaaiaaigdaaeaacaWGwbaa amaalaaabaqcLbuaciGGKbGccaWGwbaabaqcLbuaciGGKbGaamiCaa aaaaa@43F3@ characterizing the relative variation of volume V with pressure p under given conditions

NOTE 1 See the thermodynamic concepts of isothermal compressibility and isentropic compressibility.

NOTE 2 The coherent SI unit of compressibility is pascal to the power minus one, Pa−1.


Publication date:2011-04
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Internal notes:2014-07-10: <!--><i>&kappa;</i> corrected to <i>&Kappa;</i>. The formula in the definition should be corrected so that it is all ext or all graphic at some point. JGO

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