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Maxwell-Boltzmann distributions

Maxwell-Boltzmann distributions is the plural of Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution.

Meaning of Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution

Noun

Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution (plural Maxwell-Boltzmann distributions)

  1. (statistical mechanics) A particular probability distribution originally defined and used for describing particle speeds in idealized gases. Mathematically, it is the chi distribution with three degrees of freedom (the components of the velocity vector in Euclidean space), with a scale parameter measuring speeds in units proportional to the square root of the ratio of temperature and particle mass.

Questions about Maxwell-Boltzmann distributions

What is Maxwell-Boltzmann distributions the plural of?
Maxwell-Boltzmann distributions is the plural of Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution.

Words near Maxwell-Boltzmann distributions in the dictionary

  1. Maxwell time
  2. Maxwell's demon
  3. Maxwell's demons
  4. Maxwell's otter
  5. Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution
  6. Maxwell-Boltzmann distributions
  7. Maxwell-Wien bridge
  8. Maxwell-Wien bridges
  9. Maxwellian
  10. Maxwellians
  11. Maxwellisation

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