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Disclaimer: Not to be confused with Compressibility factor
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Material property of Continuum body measuring its resistance to compression/decompression.
A measure of relative change in density
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| M-1 L1 T2 | Pa-1 | kPa-1 | psi-1 |
It measures its resistance of Continuum body to compression/decompression.
Compressibility depends on the thermodynamic conditions at which it is measured and as such is not a material property.
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