statistical mechanics
statistical mechanics
noun pl but usually singular in constrDefinition of STATISTICAL MECHANICS
: a branch of mechanics dealing with the application of the principles of statistics to the mechanics of a system consisting of a large number of parts having motions that differ by small steps over a large range
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1885
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