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Brownian motions

Brownian motions is the plural of Brownian motion.

Meaning of Brownian motion

Noun

Brownian motion (countable and uncountable, plural Brownian motions)

  1. (statistical mechanics) Random motion of particles suspended in a fluid, arising from those particles being struck by individual molecules of the fluid.
    • To summarize, the world is filled with instances of indeterministic Brownian motion, with various biological phenomena having evolved to optimally exploit versions of this randomness. Are we talking free will here?2023, Robert M. Sapolsky, Determined: A Science of Life Without Free Will, New York: Penguin, →ISBN
  2. Synonym of Wiener process.
    Synonyms:
    Wiener process
  3. (idiomatic) A state of chaos or disarray.
    • The sun was hot on my legs. I moved out of the doorway and stood in the room with my thoughts in Brownian motion.2003, Robert Wilson, Instruments of Darkness, Harvest Books, →ISBN, page 255

Questions about Brownian motions

What is Brownian motions the plural of?
Brownian motions is the plural of Brownian motion.

Words near Brownian motions in the dictionary

  1. brownheads
  2. Brownhill
  3. Brownhills
  4. brownian
  5. Brownian motion
  6. Brownian motions
  7. Brownian motor
  8. Brownian motors
  9. Brownian movement
  10. Brownian movements
  11. Brownian noise

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