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STATISTICAL MECHANICS
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
The branch of physics that makes theoretical predictions about the behavior of macroscopic systems on the basis of statistical laws governing its component particles
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("statistical mechanics" is a kind of...):
natural philosophy; physics (the science of matter and energy and their interactions)