metastate

English

noun
Definitions
  • (physics) A metastable isomer
  • (statistical mechanics) A probability measure on the space of all thermodynamic states of a system

Etymology

Prefix from English state (phase of matter).

Origin

English

state

Gloss

phase of matter

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