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Lanchester's law

Lanchester's law proper noun: any of a number of mathematical formulae for calculating the relative strengths of military forces.

Proper noun

Lanchester's law (plural Lanchester's laws)

  1. Any of a number of mathematical formulae for calculating the relative strengths of military forces.

Forms of Lanchester's law

pluralLanchester's laws

Origin of Lanchester's law

Devised by Frederick Lanchester, English engineer.

Questions about Lanchester's law

What does Lanchester's law mean?
Lanchester's law means any of a number of mathematical formulae for calculating the relative strengths of military forces.
What part of speech is Lanchester's law?
Lanchester's law is a proper noun.

Words near Lanchester's law in the dictionary

  1. lanched
  2. lanches
  3. Lanchester
  4. Lanchester equation
  5. Lanchester equations
  6. Lanchester's law
  7. Lanchester's laws
  8. Lanchesters
  9. lanching
  10. Lanchow
  11. Lancia

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