Compliance is inverse stiffness¶

Compliance, or flexibility, of a spring is the inverse of its stiffness and measures how flexible the spring is.

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compliance¶

compliance of the spring.

Symbol:: c
Latex:: \(c\)
Dimension:: length/force

stiffness¶

stiffness of the spring.

Symbol:: k
Latex:: \(k\)
Dimension:: force/length

definition¶

c = 1 / k

Latex:: \[c = \frac{1}{k}\]