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Commonly used terms in the Electrical industry.
loaded Q
dimensionless ratio of the average over any period of time (T = 1/frequency) of the ratio of the maximum energy stored (Umax) to the power absorbed or dissipated (P
absorbed
= P
in
- P
out
) in a passive component or circuit, including external loading effects, expressed as a dimensionless ratio. For most applications, the higher the Q, the better the part.