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strain
A deformation, or physical change, in a material caused by a stress. According to Hooke’s law, the strain in a material, the amount it stretches or compresses, is directly proportional to the stress, until the elastic limit of the material is reached. Spring scales and certain types of torque wrenches work on the principle that strain is proportional to stress.
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