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characteristic thermal energy

کاروژ ِ گرمایی ِ سرشتاری

kâruž-e garmâyi-ye sereštâri

Fr.: énergie thermique caractéristique

The quantity kT in the → Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution law, where k is → Boltzmann’s constant and T the gas temperature. See also → thermal energy.

See also: → characteristic; → thermal; → energy