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Du Poisson, or "Poisson's ratio," is a measure in materials science and engineering that describes the ratio of transverse strain to axial strain when a material is deformed elastically. It is named after the French mathematician Siméon Denis Poisson. Typically denoted by the symbol ν (nu), Poisson's ratio helps characterize how materials respond to stress, with values typically ranging from -1 to 0.5 for most materials. A higher Poisson's ratio indicates that a material tends to expand more laterally when compressed.

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