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from The Century Dictionary.

  • In physical chemistry, having more than one degree of freedom. The variance (V) of a chemical system is expressed by the equation V=c + 2—F, where c is the number of independent components and F is the number of phases in which the system may exist.

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  • adjective Characterised by multiple variables.
  • adjective Having multiple degrees of freedom.
  • adjective mathematics Multivariate.

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