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Young's modulus` is defined as the ratio of

A

tensile stress and longitudinal strain

B

hydraulic stress and hydraulic strain

C

shearing stress and shearing stress and shearing strain

D

bulk stress and longitudinal strain.

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Young.s modulus `= ("tensile stress")/("longitudinal strain")`
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