"degree of freedom" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: degrees of freedom [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|degrees of freedom}} degree of freedom (plural degrees of freedom)
  1. (physics) Any of the coordinates, a minimum number of which are needed to specify the motion of a mechanical system. Categories (topical): Physics Translations (minimum number of coordinates usable to describe a mechanical system): сте́пен на свобо́да (stépen na svobóda) [feminine] (Bulgarian), 自由度 (zìyóudù) (Chinese Mandarin), stupeň volnosti [masculine] (Czech), vapausaste (Finnish), degré de liberté [masculine] (French), Freiheitsgrad [masculine] (German), szabadsági fok (Hungarian), grado di libertà [masculine] (Italian), 自由度 (jiyūdo) (alt: じゆうど) (Japanese), stopień swobody [masculine] (Polish), grad de libertate [neuter] (Romanian), сте́пень свобо́ды (stépenʹ svobódy) [feminine] (Russian), frihetsgrad [common-gender] (Swedish), bậc tự do (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-degree_of_freedom-en-noun-VavxVR5o Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics Disambiguation of 'minimum number of coordinates usable to describe a mechanical system': 70 21 9
  2. (physics) Any of the independent variables required to specify the thermodynamic state of a system containing components and phases. Categories (topical): Physics Synonyms: d.o.f., DoF, df Translations (independent variable required to specify the thermodynamic state): vapausaste (Finnish), szabadsági fok (Hungarian), grado di libertà [masculine] (Italian), stopień swobody [masculine] (Polish), сте́пень свобо́ды (stépenʹ svobódy) [feminine] (Russian), frihetsgrad [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-degree_of_freedom-en-noun-F1ZUZSyU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 58 31 Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics Disambiguation of 'independent variable required to specify the thermodynamic state': 9 80 11
  3. (mathematics) Any unrestricted variable in a frequency distribution. Categories (topical): Mathematics Translations (mathematics: unrestricted variable): stupeň volnosti [masculine] (Czech), vapausaste (Finnish), szabadsági fok (Hungarian), derajat kebebasan (Indonesian), grado di libertà [masculine] (Italian), stopień swobody [masculine] (Polish), сте́пень свобо́ды (stépenʹ svobódy) [feminine] (Russian), serbestlik derecesi (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-degree_of_freedom-en-noun-0FXqeYy7 Topics: mathematics, sciences Disambiguation of 'mathematics: unrestricted variable': 3 11 85

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