statistical mechanics
The branch of physics that uses statistical laws to make theoretical predictions about…The branch of physics that uses statistical laws to make theoretical predictions about macroscopic systems of particles.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)The branch of physics that uses statistical laws to make theoretical predictions about macroscopic systems of particles.
the branch of physics that makes theoretical predictions about the behavior of macroscopic systems on the basis of statistical laws governing its component particles
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Coined by American scientist Josiah Willard Gibbs in 1884, with a presentation to the AmerCoined by American scientist Josiah Willard Gibbs in 1884, with a presentation to the American Association for the Advancement of Science titled "On the Fundamental Formula of Statistical Mechanics, with Applications to Astronomy and Thermodynamics". He attributed the choice of the word "statistical" to James Clerk Maxwell.
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