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Gibbs state

Gibbs state noun: an equilibrium probability distribution which remains invariant under future evolution of the system.

Noun

Gibbs state (plural Gibbs states)

  1. An equilibrium probability distribution which remains invariant under future evolution of the system.

Forms of Gibbs state

pluralGibbs states

Origin of Gibbs state

Named after Josiah Willard Gibbs.

Questions about Gibbs state

What does Gibbs state mean?
Gibbs state means an equilibrium probability distribution which remains invariant under future evolution of the system.
What part of speech is Gibbs state?
Gibbs state is a noun.
What is the plural of Gibbs state?
The plural of Gibbs state is Gibbs states.

Words near Gibbs state in the dictionary

  1. Gibbs free energy
  2. Gibbs measure
  3. Gibbs measures
  4. Gibbs phenomenon
  5. Gibbs sampling
  6. Gibbs state
  7. Gibbs states
  8. Gibbs-Donnan effect
  9. Gibbs-Donnan effects
  10. Gibbs-Helmholtz equation
  11. Gibbs-Marangoni effect

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