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Boltzmann's constant

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. The physical constant relating energy at the particle level with temperature observed at the bulk level. It is the gas constant R divided by the Avogadro's number N_A:- k=R/(N_rm A),

Word forms

Boltzmann's constant Boltzmann constant

Etymology

For Austrian physicist Ludwig Boltzmann.

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