boltzmann constant

Boltz·mann con·stant

B b

Definitions of boltzmann constant words

noun boltzmann constant the ratio of the gas constant to the Avogadro constant, equal to 1.380 650 × 10–23 joule per kelvin 3
noun boltzmann constant a constant used in equations involving ideal gases, equal to 1.380658 × 10-23 joules per kelvin: symbol, k 3
noun boltzmann constant the ratio of the universal gas constant to Avogadro's number, equal to 1.3803 × 10 −16 erg per degree C. Symbol: k. 1
noun boltzmann constant Boltzmann's constant. 0

before 1905

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First recorded in 1905-10; after L. Boltzmann

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