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macroscopic

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macroscopic
1. large enough to be visible to the naked eye
2. Physics capable of being described by the statistical properties of a large number of parts

macroscopic [¦mak·rə¦skäp·ik]
(science and technology)
Large enough to be observed by the naked eye.


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Physicists distinguish between macroscopic and microscopic equations: the former determine the visible movements of bodies of ordinary size, the latter the minute occurrences in the smallest parts.
 
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