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Bouk modulus

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The bouk modulus ( or ) o a substance is a meisur o hou incompressible/resistant tae compressibility that substance is. It is defined as the ratio o the infinitesimal pressur increase tae the resultin relative decrease o the vollum.[1]

References

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  1. "Bulk Elastic Properties". hyperphysics. Georgia State University.