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statistical mechanics
sta·tis·ti·cal me·chan·ics


noun 
Definition:
 
macroscopic systems analysis using particle statistics: the branch of physics that analyzes macroscopic systems by applying statistical principles to their microscopic constituents ( takes a singular verb )

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