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Degree Of Freedom

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Noun

1. degree of freedom

(statistics) an unrestricted variable in a frequency distribution

2. degree of freedom

one of the minimum number of parameters needed to describe the state of a physical system

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Degree Of Freedom

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noun
1. physics
one of the minimum number of parameters necessary to describe a state or property of a system
2. 
one of the independent components of motion (translation, vibration, and rotation) of an atom or molecule
3. chemistry
one of a number of intensive properties that can be independently varied without changing the number of phases in a system
See also phase rule
4. statistics
one of the independent unrestricted random variables constituting a statistic

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Degree Of Freedom

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n. pl. degrees of freedom
1. Statistics Any of the unrestricted, independent random variables that constitute a statistic.
2. Physics
a. Any of the minimum number of coordinates required to specify completely the motion of a mechanical system.
b. Any of the independent thermodynamic variables, such as pressure, temperature, or composition, required to specify a system with a given number of phases and components.

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