Maxwell–Boltzmann distribution


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Maxwell–Boltzmann distribution
noun Physics a formula describing the statistical distribution of particles in a system among different energy levels.
– origin 1920s: named after J. C. Maxwell and the Austrian physicist L. Boltzmann.
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