"distribution function" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: distribution functions [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} distribution function (plural distribution functions)
  1. (mathematics, physics) A function of seven variables of the form f(x,y,z,t;v_x,v_y,v_z) that gives the number of particles per unit volume in single-particle phase space. Categories (topical): Functions, Mathematics, Physics Hypernyms: function Hyponyms: Fermi-Dirac distribution function, particle distribution function, radial distribution function

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