isotropic

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Since it is SO uniform and isotropic, the assumption that it "comes" from everywhere holds.

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  1. adjective Identical in all directions; invariant with respect to direction.

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  • What's more, metals are usually isotropic--they have the same properties in any direction--so it's easy for engineers to design the structure. —  Analog SFF, September 2006
  • Moreover, the Coulomb oscillator provides a natural explanation of (isotropic) hyperfine interaction. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
  • If the air is very opaque, one cannot see very far, and thus, larger temperature variations are hidden; the radiation tends to be more isotropic (invariant over direction) and tends to have the intensity of blackbody radiation for temperature near or at the viewing location. —  RealClimate
  • In several GRBs afterglows, rapid temporal decay is observed which is inconsistent with spherical (isotropic) blast-wave models. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
  • Nematic-isotropic interfaces under shear: A molecular-dynamics simulation —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
 

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