"power law" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: power laws [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} power law (plural power laws)
  1. (mathematics) A mathematical relationship in which the magnitude of something is proportional to a fixed power of the magnitude of something else (i.e. the relationship takes the form f(x)=axᵏ). Wikipedia link: power law Categories (topical): Mathematics Translations (mathematical relationship): mocninný zákon [masculine] (Czech), potenssilaki (Finnish), Potenzgesetz [neuter] (German), степенная зави́симость (stepennaja zavísimostʹ) (Russian), степенной зако́н (stepennoj zakón) (Russian), степенная фу́нкция (stepennaja fúnkcija) (note: somewhat) (Russian)

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