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theorem
1. A propostition that is not self-evident but that can be proven from accepted premises and so is establishe as a law or principle.
2. An idea that is demonstrably true or is assumed to be so.
3. In math and physics, a proposition embodying something to be proved.
2. An idea that is demonstrably true or is assumed to be so.
3. In math and physics, a proposition embodying something to be proved.
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Clausius virial theorem
In physics, a theorem stating that the total kinetic energy of a system of particles whose positions and velocities are bounded, averaged over a long period of time, will equal the virial of the system.
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virial theorem
1. A theorem stating that the average kinetic and potential energies of a system are related to the system's total energy and internuclear separation.
2. The relation between the binding energy and kinetic energy of a system in equilibrium.
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virial-theorem mass
In astronomy, the mass of a star cluster or cluster of galaxies that is derived from the mean motions.
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