HyperDic: distribution_law

English > 1 sense of the expression distribution law:
NOUNcognitiondistribution law(chemistry) the total energy in an assembly of molecules is not distributed equally but is distributed around an average value according to a statistical distribution
English > distribution law: 1 sense > noun 1, cognition
Meaning(chemistry) the total energy in an assembly of molecules is not distributed equally but is distributed around an average value according to a statistical distribution.
Categorychemistry, chemical scienceThe science of matter
NarrowerMaxwell-Boltzmann distribution law, Boltzmann distribution law(physics) a law expressing the distribution of energy among the molecules of a gas in thermal equilibrium
Broaderlaw, law of natureA generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature

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