distribution law

Noun
  1. (chemistry) the total energy in an assembly of molecules is not distributed equally but is distributed around an average value according to a statistical distribution (synset 105885519)
    referred to in: chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions
    is a type of: law, law of nature - a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature
    subtypes: boltzmann distribution law, maxwell-boltzmann distribution law - (physics) a law expressing the distribution of energy among the molecules of a gas in thermal equilibrium

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