quantum statistics
noun Physics, Chemistry.
the branch of statistical mechanics that incorporates quantum mechanics.
Origin of quantum statistics
First recorded in 1930–35
Words nearby quantum statistics
quantum meruit,
quantum number,
quantum optics,
quantum physics,
quantum state,
quantum statistics,
quantum sufficit,
quantum system,
quantum teleportation,
quantum theory,
quantum tunneling
British Dictionary definitions for quantum statistics
quantum statistics
noun
(functioning as singular) physics
statistics concerned with the distribution of a number of identical elementary particles, atoms, ions, or molecules among possible quantum states
Scientific definitions for quantum statistics
quantum statistics
Any of various kinds of statistical mechanics that assume quantum mechanical behavior of particles.