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quantum statistics

noun

, Physics, Chemistry.
  1. the branch of statistical mechanics that incorporates quantum mechanics.


quantum statistics

noun

  1. functioning as singular physics statistics concerned with the distribution of a number of identical elementary particles, atoms, ions, or molecules among possible quantum states
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quantum statistics

  1. Any of various kinds of statistical mechanics that assume quantum mechanical behavior of particles.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of quantum statistics1

First recorded in 1930–35

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