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relaxation

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relaxation
1. Physics the return of a system to equilibrium after a displacement from this state
2. Maths a method by which errors resulting from an approximation are reduced by using new approximations


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But if this cannot be, play is more necessary for those who labour than those who are at rest: for he who labours requires relaxation; which play will supply: for as labour is attended with pain and continued exertion, it is necessary that play should be introduced, under proper regulations, as a medicine: for such an employment of the mind is a relaxation to it, and eases with pleasure.
In a southern-going ship, bound out for a long voyage, the passage through their dominions is characterized by a relaxation of strain and vigilance on the part of the seamen.
There is something perilously sensuous in the relaxation of one's muscles, both of mind and body, after a day thus well spent.
 
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