Meanings
nounGibbs measure (plural Gibbs measures)
plural Gibbs measures
- mathematicsA generalization of the canonical ensemble to infinite systems, giving the probability of a given system being in a given state (or, equivalently, of a given random variable having a given value).
Origin
Named after Josiah Willard Gibbs.
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