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degree of freedom

noun

Definitions

  1. Any of the coordinates, a minimum number of which are needed to specify the motion of a…

    Any of the coordinates, a minimum number of which are needed to specify the motion of a mechanical system.

  2. Any of the independent variables required to specify the thermodynamic state of a system…

    Any of the independent variables required to specify the thermodynamic state of a system containing components and phases.

  3. Any unrestricted variable in a frequency distribution.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for degree of freedom. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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