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Boltzmann

Definition: Boltzmann

Boltzmann

Noun

1. Austrian physicist who contributed to the kinetic theory of gases (1844-1906).

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 


Synonym: Boltzmann

Synonym: Ludwig Boltzmann (n). (additional references)
Synonyms by domain: Boltzmann constant (electrical engineering), Boltzmann equation (mathematics), Boltzmann factor (electrical engineering), Boltzmann machine (computing), Boltzmann maximum likelihood model (computing), Boltzmann relation (electrical engineering), Boltzmann relations (electrical engineering), Boltzmann statistics (statistics), Boltzmann's constant (electrical engineering), Boltzmann's factor (electrical engineering), Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution (electrical engineering), Maxwell-Boltzmann statistics (electrical engineering, mathematics), Maxwell-Boltzmann velocity-distribution law (electrical engineering), Maxwellian distribution (electrical engineering), Maxwellian statistics (electrical engineering, mathematics), Stefan-Boltzmann constant (meteorology & standards, engineering & technology), Stefan-Boltzmann law (physics).

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Crosswords: Boltzmann

Specialty definitions using "Boltzmann": Boltzmann relation, Boltzmann universal conversion factorgas constant per moleculeMaxwell-Boltzmann velocity-distribution lawreverse learningStefan-Boltzmann lawthermodynamic probabilityunlearning. (references)

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Commercial Usage: Boltzmann

DomainTitle

Books

  • Simulated Annealing and Boltzmann Machines: A Stochastic Approach to Combinatorial Optimization and Neural Computing (reference)

  • Lattice-Gas Cellular Automata and Lattice Boltzmann Models: An Introduction (Lecture Notes in Mathematics (Springer-Verlag), 1725.) (reference)

    (more book examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: Boltzmann

"Boltzmann" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Boltzmann" is used about 23 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Noun (proper)100%2372,767

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expressions: Boltzmann

Expressions using "Boltzmann": Boltzmann constant Boltzmann distribution boltzmann distribution law Boltzmann equation Boltzmann factor Boltzmann learning algorithm Boltzmann machine Boltzmann maximum likelihood model Boltzmann relation Boltzmann relations Ludwig Boltzmann. Additional references.

Hyphenated Usage

Beginning with "Boltzmann": Boltzmann-gibbs.

Ending with "Boltzmann": Maxwell-Boltzmann, Stefan-Boltzmann.

Containing "Boltzmann": Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution law.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Boltzmann

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

boltzmann

16

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7

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boltzmann lattice

5

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4

boltzmann constante de

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boltzmann equation

4

boltzmann law stefan

3

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2

boltzmann constant stefan

2

boltzmann de equacao

2

boltzmann maxwell

2
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Modern Translation: Boltzmann

Language Translations for "Boltzmann"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Chinese 

  

伯磁曼. (various references)

   

Finnish

  

todennäköisyyteen perustuvan päätöksenteon tukijärjestelmä (in a Boltzmann machine:system composed of units that use a probabilistic decision rule to decide which of their two states to adopt at any moment, probability decision support system). (various references)

   

French

  

système d'aide la décision utilisant des règles de probabilité (in a Boltzmann machine:system composed of units that use a probabilistic decision rule to decide which of their two states to adopt at any moment). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

ボルタの電 (Boulder, voltaic cell). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

ボルツマン . (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

oltzmannbay.(various references)

   

Swedish

  

sannolikhetsbaserat beslutstödssystem (in a Boltzmann machine:system composed of units that use a probabilistic decision rule to decide which of their two states to adopt at any moment, probability decision support system). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: Boltzmann

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-b-l-m-n-n-o-t-z"

-3 letters: blazon, tombal.

-4 letters: azlon, baton, bloat, matzo, notal, talon, tolan, toman, tonal, zonal.

-5 letters: alto, ambo, anon, atom, azon, balm, blam, blat, blot, boat, bola, bolt, bota, lamb, loam, loan, lota, malt, mano, moan, moat, mola, molt, noma, nona, nota, tola, tomb.

 Words containing the letters "a-b-l-m-n-n-o-t-z"
 

+3 letters: emblazonment.

 

+4 letters: emblazonments.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Commercial
5. Usage Frequency
6. Expressions
7. Expressions: Internet
8. Translations: Modern
9. Anagrams
10. Bibliography


  

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