Boltzmann constant

noun

Boltz·​mann constant ˈbōlts-mən- 

-ˌmän-

variants or less commonly Boltzmann's constant

: the ideal gas constant per molecule being the ratio of the molar gas constant to the number of molecules of a substance in a gram molecule and having a value of exactly 1.380649 × 10⁻²³ joules per kelvin

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Proposed The kelvin will be set by fixing the numerical value of k, the Boltzmann constant, which has units of joules per kelvin. —IEEE Spectrum, 30 Apr. 2012

Word History

Etymology

after Ludwig Boltzmann †1906 Austrian physicist

First Known Use

1914, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Boltzmann constant

• inconstant