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Fermi–Dirac distribution
noun
Fer·mi–Di·rac distribution
\¦fer(ˌ)mēdə¦rak—\
Definition of Fermi–Dirac distribution
: an assumed statistical distribution of speeds among the electrons responsible for thermal conduction in metals
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Origin and Etymology of fermi–dirac distribution
after Enrico Fermi †1954 Italian physicist and Paul A. M. Dirac, born 1902 English physicist
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