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单词 inverse square law
释义

inverse square law

noun

: a statement in physics: a given physical quantity (such as illumination) varies with the distance from the source inversely as the square of the distance

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The team compared these measurements to Newton’s famous inverse square law of gravity, which describes how the gravitational force between two objects depends on their separation: the data were consistent with Newton’s law to within 10 percent. Ben Brubaker, Scientific American, 10 Mar. 2021 This inverse square law, which arises from geometry, is an idealization that strictly applies to nonphysical point masses. Quanta Magazine, 5 Dec. 2019 This is because of a mathematical relationship called the inverse square law. Ben Finio, Scientific American, 3 Oct. 2019 Power law distributions are seen in many physical situations, like the inverse square laws of gravitation and electric fields. Quanta Magazine, 20 Aug. 2018 Most of the time, crowds flow along this way, each person using this inverse square law to avoid collisions while getting to their own destination. Evelyn Lamb, Smithsonian, 17 Jan. 2017

Word History

First Known Use

1921, in the meaning defined above

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