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statistical weight

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statistical weight [stə′tis·tə·kəl ′wāt]
(statistics)
A number assigned to each value or range of values of a given quantity, giving the number of times this value or range of values is found to be observed.
(statistical mechanics)
The number of microscopic states that correspond to a given macroscopic state.
A multiplicative factor in the expression for the probability of finding a system in a given quantum state, usually equal to the number of degenerate substates contained in the state.


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