Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lanchester's law

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.04 in modern English

Syllables: lanch-ester's law
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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

Etymology

Devised by Frederick Lanchester, English engineer.

Inflected Forms

Lanchester's laws (plural)

Phrases

Lanchester equation

Frequently Paired Words

Lanchester equation

Questions

What does lanchester's law mean?: Any of a number of mathematical formulae for calculating the relative strengths of military forces.
Where does lanchester's law come from?: Devised by Frederick Lanchester, English engineer.

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