Etymology

bethe

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Today it means: A unit of energy equivalent to 10⁵¹ ergs, or 10⁴⁴ joules. Full definition →

German Bethe
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bethe · noun1

Decapitalization of Bethe. Coined by astrophysicist Gerald E. Brown. Named after astrophysicist Hans Bethe, his collaborator on papers where this value frequently occurs.

Bethe · proper noun2

  1. German · borrowed fromBethe
  2. English todayBethe

From German Bethe.

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