Meaning of relaxation

Definition of relaxation

(noun) (physiology) the gradual lengthening of inactive muscle or muscle fibers
(physics) the exponential return of a system to equilibrium after a disturbance
a feeling of refreshing tranquility and an absence of tension or worry; "the easiness we feel when sleeping"
an occurrence of control or strength weakening; "the relaxation of requirements"; "the loosening of his grip"; "the slackening of the wind"
freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility); "took his repose by the swimming pool"
a method of solving simultaneous equations by guessing a solution and then reducing the errors that result by successive approximations until all the errors are less than some specified amount
the act of making less strict

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