"Maxwellian" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more Maxwellian [comparative], most Maxwellian [superlative]
Etymology: Maxwell + -ian Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Maxwell|ian}} Maxwell + -ian Head templates: {{en-adj}} Maxwellian (comparative more Maxwellian, superlative most Maxwellian)
  1. Of or pertaining to James Clerk Maxwell (1831-1879), Scottish theoretical physicist and mathematician who made important contributions to electromagnetic theory.
    Sense id: en-Maxwellian-en-adj-~z0ixuiZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ian Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 32 35 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 32 33 35 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ian: 35 32 34
  2. Obeying Maxwell statistics.
    Sense id: en-Maxwellian-en-adj-I~0Cqt6C Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ian Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 32 35 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 32 33 35 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ian: 35 32 34
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (Translations): maxwelliano (Italian)
Disambiguation of 'Translations': 49 51

Noun

Forms: Maxwellians [plural]
Etymology: Maxwell + -ian Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Maxwell|ian}} Maxwell + -ian Head templates: {{en-noun}} Maxwellian (plural Maxwellians)
  1. A supporter of James Clerk Maxwell.
    Sense id: en-Maxwellian-en-noun-Y88UMQss Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ian Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 32 35 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 32 33 35 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ian: 35 32 34

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