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distribution law

DEFINITIONS OF: distribution law

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n (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

Types:
Boltzmann distribution law, Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution law
(physics) a law expressing the distribution of energy among the molecules of a gas in thermal equilibrium
Type of:
law, law of nature
a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature
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