preëxponential

A form of preexponential — Describing any factor that multiplies an exponential function

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adjectivepreëxponential (not comparable)
  1. alternativenot comparableAlternative spelling of preexponential.

    They also gave the activation energies and preëxponential factors for the pigments which they studied.

    1975: Université de Montréal, Société de biologie de Montréal, and Société de biologie de Québec, Revue Canadienne de Biologie, volume 33, page 134 (Presses de l’Université de Montréal)
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    In the equation s = W / A, where W = collision frequency per molecule, and A is taken as the Arrhenius preëxponential factor; s is the effective number of oscillators contributing to dissociation in the Kassel theory.

    1962, Journal of the American Chemical Society, volume 84, self-published, page 2,689
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