Specific heat ratio/Definition

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A definition or brief description of Specific heat ratio.

The ratio of the specific heat of a gas at constant pressure, , to the specific heat at constant volume, , also sometimes called the adiabatic index or the heat capacity ratio or the isentropic expansion factor.