inverse-square law

noun

Any physical law, such as that of gravitation, in which a quantity varies inversely with distance from a source as the square of that distance.

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Meanings

nouninverse-square law (plural inverse-square laws)

plural inverse-square laws

  1. natural sciencesAny physical law, such as that of gravitation, in which a quantity varies inversely with distance from a source as the square of that distance.
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