- microstate
- noun Date: 1962 a nation that is extremely small in area and population
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
microstate
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microstate — mikrobūsena statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Apibendrintosiomis koordinatėmis ir impulsais apibūdinta makroskopinės sistemos būsena. atitikmenys: angl. microstate vok. Mikrozustand, m rus. микроскопическое состояние, n; … Penkiakalbis aiškinamasis metrologijos terminų žodynas
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Microstate (statistical mechanics) — In statistical mechanics, a microstate is a specific microscopic configuration of a thermodynamic system that the system may occupy with a certain probability in the course of its thermal fluctuations. In contrast, the macrostate of a system… … Wikipedia
Microstate continuum — A microstate continuum is the fluctuation spectrum of a thermodynamic system in the classical limit of high temperatures. Classical here is to be understood in opposition to quantum statistical mechanics. See also degrees of freedom (physics and… … Wikipedia
microstate — /muy kroh stayt /, n. ministate. [1965 70; MICRO + STATE] * * * … Universalium
microstate — noun a) A country that has a very small population and land area b) the specific detailed microscopic configuration of a system Ant: macrostate … Wiktionary
microstate — mi·cro·state … English syllables
microstate — mi•cro•state [[t]ˈmaɪ kroʊˌsteɪt[/t]] n. cvb gov ministate • Etymology: 1965–70 … From formal English to slang
