HyperDic: maxwell-boltzmann_distribution_law

English > 1 sense of the expression Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution law:
NOUNcognitionMaxwell-Boltzmann distribution law, Boltzmann distribution law(physics) a law expressing the distribution of energy among the molecules of a gas in thermal equilibrium
English > Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution law: 1 sense > noun 1, cognition
Meaning(physics) a law expressing the distribution of energy among the molecules of a gas in thermal equilibrium.
SynonymBoltzmann distribution law
Categoryphysics, natural philosophyThe science of matter and energy and their interactions
Broaderdistribution 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

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