mean square
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of mean square
First recorded in 1835–45
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In the KMT, the root mean square speed of a particle, urms, is defined as the square root of the average of the squares of the speeds with n = the number of particles:
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What is the effect on the root mean square speed of the molecules?
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What is the root mean square speed of a N2 molecule at 25 °C?
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Note that the most probable speed, νp, is a little less than 400 m/s, while the root mean square speed, urms, is closer to 500 m/s.
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R� = the mean square of the radii of the figure.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 1082, September 26, 1896 by Various
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