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UNIVERSAL GAS CONSTANT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(physics) the universal constant in the gas equation: pressure times volume = R times temperature; equal to 8.3143 joules per kelvin per mole
Synonyms:
gas constant; R; universal gas constant
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("universal gas constant" is a kind of...):
constant (a number representing a quantity assumed to have a fixed value in a specified mathematical context)
Domain category:
natural philosophy; physics (the science of matter and energy and their interactions)
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