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- adjective Pertaining to botanist Robert Brown (1773-1858), who investigated the movement of pollen suspended in water.
- adjective of motion Related to
Brownian motion
Etymologies
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Any thoughts on randomness in Brownian motion and quantum mechanics?
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Any thoughts on randomness in Brownian motion and quantum mechanics?
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The last scene depicts Sodium, who has now become an Ion, in Brownian motion. —
Archive 2008-03-01 Matthew Guerrieri 2008
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The last scene depicts Sodium, who has now become an Ion, in Brownian motion. —
Variations (5): Tech rehearsal Matthew Guerrieri 2008
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This incessant movement in the world of molecules is called the Brownian movement, and is a striking proof of the reality of molecular motions.
The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4) A Plain Story Simply Told J. Arthur Thomson 1897
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His attempts to price warrants centered on the random movement of the prices of the bonds which led him into something called Brownian motion.
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His attempts to price warrants centered on the random movement of the prices of the bonds which led him into something called Brownian motion.
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His attempts to price warrants centered on the random movement of the prices of the bonds which led him into something called Brownian motion.
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In this case, none of the virus particles bound to the surface, but instead, wandered freely, obeying the random behavior known as Brownian motion.
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Such an equation was first used to describe the ordinary jiggling and drifting of molecules known as Brownian motion.
Physical Review Focus - Michelangelo D'Agostino 2010
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