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Voigt profile

Voigt profile noun: a probability distribution given by a convolution of a Cauchy-Lorentz distribution and a Gaussian distribution, often used in analyzing data from spectroscopy or diffraction.

Noun

Voigt profile (plural Voigt profiles)

  1. A probability distribution given by a convolution of a Cauchy-Lorentz distribution and a Gaussian distribution, often used in analyzing data from spectroscopy or diffraction.

Forms of Voigt profile

pluralVoigt profiles

Origin of Voigt profile

Named after Woldemar Voigt.

Questions about Voigt profile

What does Voigt profile mean?
Voigt profile means a probability distribution given by a convolution of a Cauchy-Lorentz distribution and a Gaussian distribution, often used in analyzing data from spectroscopy or diffraction.
What part of speech is Voigt profile?
Voigt profile is a noun.
What is the plural of Voigt profile?
The plural of Voigt profile is Voigt profiles.

Words near Voigt profile in the dictionary

  1. Voigt effects
  2. Voigt material
  3. Voigt materials
  4. Voigt notation
  5. Voigt pipe
  6. Voigt profile
  7. Voigtian
  8. Voigtians
  9. voila
  10. voile
  11. voiles

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