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Define compressibility.

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The reciprocal of the bulk modulus is called compressibility. It is defined as the fractional change in volume per unit increase in pressure.
`C = 1/K = (-epsilon_v)/(sigma_n) = (-(DeltaV)/(V))/(DeltaP)`
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