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reactance
[ ree-ak-tuhns ]
noun
- Electricity. the opposition of inductance and capacitance to alternating current, expressed in ohms: equal to the product of the sine of the angular phase difference between current and voltage and the ratio of the effective voltage to the effective current. : X Compare capacitive reactance, inductive reactance.
- Acoustics. acoustic reactance.
reactance
/ 谤瑟藞忙办迟蓹苍蝉 /
noun
- the opposition to the flow of alternating current by the capacitance or inductance of an electrical circuit; the imaginary part of the impedance Z , Z = R + i X , where R is the resistance, i = 鈭氣1, and X is the reactance. It is expressed in ohms Compare resistance
- the opposition to the flow of an acoustic or mechanical vibration, usually due to inertia or stiffness. It is the magnitude of the imaginary part of the acoustic or mechanical impedance
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of reactance1
Example Sentences
A communication strategy that is sensitive to psychological reactance could empower the holdouts to willingly get vaccinated instead of grudgingly comply with a mandate.
As psychological reactance theory predicts, injunctions are more likely to elicit counterargument than acceptance; as the proverb tells us, you catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.
A common thread could be what behavioral scientists call 鈥減sychological reactance,鈥 more commonly known as reverse psychology.
When people experience psychological reactance, they generally become more set in their ways鈥攅ven if they鈥檙e being told those ways are 鈥渨rong.鈥
The reason behind this idea has to do with the psychology of 鈥渞eactance鈥: Essentially, when we think something is limited to us, we tend to want it more.
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