degree of freedom

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Noun

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degrees of freedom

degree of freedom (plural degrees of freedom)

(physics) Any of the coordinates, a minimum number of which are needed to specify the motion of a mechanical system.
(physics) Any of the independent variables required to specify the thermodynamic state of a system containing components and phases.
(mathematics) Any unrestricted variable in a frequency distribution.

Synonyms

d.o.f., DoF, df

Translations

minimum number of coordinates usable to describe a mechanical system

Bulgarian: сте́пен на свобо́да f (stépen na svobóda)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 自由度 (zh) (zìyóudù)
Czech: stupeň volnosti m
Finnish: vapausaste (fi)
French: degré de liberté (fr) m
German: Freiheitsgrad (de) m
Hungarian: szabadsági fok (hu)
Italian: grado di libertà m
Japanese: 自由度 (じゆうど, jiyūdo)
Polish: stopień swobody m
Romanian: grad de libertate (ro) n
Russian: сте́пень свобо́ды f (stépenʹ svobódy)
Swedish: frihetsgrad c
Vietnamese: bậc tự do

independent variable required to specify the thermodynamic state

Finnish: vapausaste (fi)
Hungarian: szabadsági fok (hu)
Italian: grado di libertà m
Polish: stopień swobody m
Russian: сте́пень свобо́ды f (stépenʹ svobódy)
Swedish: frihetsgrad c

mathematics: unrestricted variable

Czech: stupeň volnosti m
Finnish: vapausaste (fi)
Hungarian: szabadsági fok (hu)
Indonesian: derajat kebebasan (id)
Italian: grado di libertà m
Polish: stopień swobody m
Russian: сте́пень свобо́ды f (stépenʹ svobódy)
Turkish: serbestlik derecesi

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