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degree of freedom

de·gree of free·dom


noun 
Definition:
 
1. statistics independent variable: an independent variable in a statistical measure or frequency distribution

2. physics chemistry variable specifying energy: an independent variable needed to specify the energy state of an atom, molecule, or system

3. chemistry variable specifying state: any of the independent variables such as pressure that are needed to specify the state of a system according to the phase rule

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