what does statistical mechanics mean?

STATISTICAL MECHANICS as NOUN

Meaning
- the branch of physics that makes theoretical predictions about the behavior of macroscopic systems on the basis of statistical laws governing its component particles
Hypernyms(s) statistical mechanics is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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