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RC/RL/RLC Time Constant

First-order time constants — τ = RC for a resistor-capacitor circuit, τ = L/R for a resistor-inductor circuit, including capacitor/inductor charge or discharge time to any target percentage of the full transition (t = τ·ln(1/(1−%))) — plus second-order series RLC natural frequency and damping classification.

63.2% at t = τ discharge (or rise) curve, one time constant τ marked
Exponential charge/discharge reaches 63.2% of its total change after one time constant τ.

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