Constants Glossary

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A

B

C        

• A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z
• Coulomb's Constant  -  The electric force constant, or the electrostatic constant, it is a proportionality constant in electrostatics equations. 
• Coulmbo's Wave Constant  -

D         

• A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z
• Dielectric Constant  -  The measure of a substance to an electric field expressed as the ratio of its electric displacement to the applied field strength.

E

F

G         

• A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z
• Gas Constant  -  See Universal Gas Constant

H

I        

• A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z
• Ideal Gas Constant  -  See Universal Gas Constant

J        

• A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z
• Josephson Constant  -

K

L

M        

• A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z
• Molar Gas Constant  -  See Universal Gas Constant

N

O

P

• A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z
• Proportionality Constant  -  A value that relates two quantities that are directly proportional to each other.

Q

R

S         

• A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z
• Specific Gas Constant  -  Deals with the universal gas constant which is equal to 8.314 joules per Kelvin.
• Spring Constant  -  The ratio of opposing force to the displacement from the origional position or how much force is needed to change a springs distance.

T       

• A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z
• Thermal Conductivity Constant  -

U      

• A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z
• Universal Gas Constant  -  When using these values in the Ideal Gas Law (or when making any calculation) make sure the units match up.)
• Universal Gravitational Constant  -  The proportionality constant used in Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation.  This constant is very difficult to measure with any high accuracy.

V

W

X

Y

Z