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Meanings

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Boltzmann's constant

physics

A fundamental physical constant relating temperature to energy, denoted k or kB. Used in thermodynamics and statistical mechanics.

determine, fix, establish

数number, strength, fate

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Planck's constant (h) is another fundamental constant in quantum mechanics, while Boltzmann's constant (k) relates temperature to energy.
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Avogadro's constant (NA) relates the number of particles to the amount of substance; the gas constant R = NA·k.

Named after the Austrian physicist Ludwig Boltzmann. The Japanese term is a direct borrowing of the English 'Boltzmann constant'.