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Boltzmann constant definition

Boltz·mann constant (bōlts′mən; Ger bō̂ltz′män′)

Physics a constant used in equations involving ideal gases, equal to 1.380658 × 10 joules per kelvin: symbol, k
also called Boltzmann's constant

Etymology: after Ludwig Boltzmann (1844-1906), Austrian physicist

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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