mean free path

noun Physics, Chemistry. (in a collection of moving particles)

the average distance that a particle travels between successive collisions with other particles.

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British Dictionary definitions for mean free path

mean free path

noun

the average distance travelled by a particle, atom, etc, between collisions

Cultural definitions for mean free path

mean free path

The average distance that an object (usually an atom or molecule) can move before colliding with something.