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instantaneous value

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instantaneous value [¦in·stən¦tā·nē·əs ′val·yü]
(physics)
The value of a sinusoidal or otherwise varying quantity at a particular instant.


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For example, electrical subsystems, described with transfer functions, have as an input the instantaneous value of voltage and the reaction is calculated as the instantaneous value of the current.
To get round this problem, it is possible to massage instantaneous value calculations to give a truer picture by including expected costs averaged over the period in which the income is received.
 
 
 
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