"particle statistics" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} particle statistics (uncountable)
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see particle, statistics. Tags: uncountable Related terms: Bose-Einstein statistics, classical statistics, Fermi–Dirac statistics, Maxwell-Boltzmann statistics, quantum statistics
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  2. (statistical mechanics, quantum mechanics) Any of certain theories, in classical physics or (particularly) quantum mechanics, that model the behaviour of collections of particles of identical type. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Quantum mechanics, Statistical mechanics
    Sense id: en-particle_statistics-en-noun-E~S9euIa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 81

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