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Lumped parameters are a simplification in a mathematical model of a physical system where variables that are spatially distributed fields are represented as single scalars instead. For example a temperature field is replaced by the average temperature. It can be a reasonable approach if the system is homogeneous enough.

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Distributed parameter systems

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