"Lévy glass" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Lévy glasses [plural]
Etymology: Named after French mathematician Paul Pierre Lévy (1886–1971). Etymology templates: {{named-after/list|mathematician||||}} mathematician, {{!}} |, {{lang|en|Paul Pierre Lévy}} Paul Pierre Lévy, {{named-after|en|Paul Pierre Lévy|born=1886|died=1971|nat=French|occ=mathematician|wplink=Paul Lévy (mathematician)}} Named after French mathematician Paul Pierre Lévy (1886–1971) Head templates: {{en-noun}} Lévy glass (plural Lévy glasses)
  1. An inhomogeneous medium, containing small spheres of varying size, in which the path of a light ray follows a Lévy flight.
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