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Coefficient of compressibility

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coefficient of compressibility

(Or compressibility.) The relative decrease of the volume of a system with increasing pressure in an isothermal process.

This coefficient is

where V is the volume, p the pressure, and T the temperature. The reciprocal of this quantity is the bulk modulus.
Compare coefficient of thermal expansion, coefficient of tension.

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