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maxwell-boltzmann distribution

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.45 in modern English

Syllables
maxwell-boltz-man-n dis-tri-bu-tion
IPA
56
Scrabble Score
28
Letters
7
Syllables
16
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Etymology

Named after James Clerk Maxwell and Ludwig Boltzmann.

Inflected Forms

Maxwell-Boltzmann distributions (plural)

Questions

What does maxwell-boltzmann distribution mean?
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.
Where does maxwell-boltzmann distribution come from?
Named after James Clerk Maxwell and Ludwig Boltzmann.

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