powerlaw
powerlaw is the alternative spelling of power law.
Meaning of power law
Noun
power law (plural power laws)
- A mathematical relationship in which the magnitude of something is proportional to a fixed power of the magnitude of something else (i.e. the relationship takes the form f(x)=axᵏ).
- the death toll from a large number of small civil wars is lower than that from a few big interstate wars, to say nothing of world wars, consistent with the power-law distribution of deadly quarrels.2011, Steven Pinker, The Better Angels of Our Nature, Penguin, published 2012, page 314
Forms of powerlaw
| plural | powerlaws |
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Origin of powerlaw
From power + law.
Questions about powerlaw
- What is powerlaw the alternative spelling of?
- Powerlaw is the alternative spelling of power law.
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