##  [Dielectric Relaxation](/dielectric-relaxation) 

  ##  [Dielectric Relaxation](https://engineering.quantumdictionary.io/dielectric-relaxation-0) 

  

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Definition

The time-dependent process by which dipoles and bound charges within a dielectric reorient or redistribute toward a new equilibrium after a change in applied electric field; characterized by one or more relaxation times that determine the material’s frequency-dependent permittivity and transient polarization currents.