Boltzmann constant
Boltzmann constant
Definition
Boltz·mann constant (bōlts′mən; Ger bō̂ltz′män′)
noun
Physics a constant used in equations involving ideal gases, equal to 1.380658 × 10 joules per kelvin: symbol, k
Etymology: after Ludwig Boltzmann (1844-1906), Austrian physicist
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