Meanings
nounrenormalization (countable and uncountable, plural renormalizations)
plural renormalizations
- countableuncountablenatural sciencesAny of several techniques in statistical mechanics and quantum electrodynamics used to construct mathematical relationships between observable quantities.
Origin
- Proto-Italic*wre-
- Latinre-
- Old Frenchre-
- Middle Englishre-
- Englishre-
- Englishnormalization
- Englishrenormalization
From re- + normalization.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish renormalisointi
- renormalisointi(physics) technique
German Renormierung
- Renormierung(physics) technique
Italian rinormalizzazione
- rinormalizzazione(physics) technique
Polish renormalizacja
- renormalizacja(physics) technique
Romanian renormare
- renormare(physics) technique
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Chicago
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