Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gibbs algorithm

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.50 in modern English

Syllables: gibb-s al-go-rithm
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

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A criterion for choosing a probability distribution for the statistical ensemble of microstates of a thermodynamic system by minimizing the average log probability ⟨ ln p_i⟩=∑ᵢp_i ln p_i,, subject to the probability distribution pᵢ satisfying a set of constraints (usually expectation values) corresponding to the known macroscopic quantities.

Etymology

Named after Josiah Willard Gibbs, who introduced it in 1902.

Inflected Forms

the Gibbs algorithm (canonical)

Questions

What does gibbs algorithm mean?: A criterion for choosing a probability distribution for the statistical ensemble of microstates of a thermodynamic system by minimizing the average log probability ⟨ ln p_i⟩=∑ᵢp_i ln p_i,, subject to the probability distribution pᵢ satisfying a set of constraints (usually expectation values) corresponding to the known macroscopic quantities.
Where does gibbs algorithm come from?: Named after Josiah Willard Gibbs, who introduced it in 1902.

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