"mean free path" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: mean free paths [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} mean free path (plural mean free paths)
  1. (physics) The average distance travelled between two similar events; especially by molecules in a gas or liquid, electrons or phonons in a crystal or neutrons in a moderator. Wikipedia link: mean free path Categories (topical): Physics Translations (average distance travelled by molecules in a gas or liquid): keskimääräinen vapaa matka (Finnish), livre percurso médio [masculine] (Portuguese), camino libre medio [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-mean_free_path-en-noun-qCP19cYF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

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