stofkonstant

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Danish

Etymology

stof +‎ konstant

Noun

stofkonstant

  1. (metrology) material constant; constant associated with a specific substance, especially if it is determined empirically rather than derived mathematically from first principles
    • 1970, Fysisk tidsskrift:
      De ovenfor betragtede grundligninger indeholder eksperimentelt bestemte konstanter — henholdsvis en »naturkonstant« og en »stofkonstant« — men herudover indeholder de ikke proportionalitetskonstanter...
      The fundamental equations discussed above contain experimentally determined constant — respectively, a »natural constant« and a »material constant« — but apart from this, they do not contain proportionality constants...

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