different between configuration vs microstate
configuration
English
Etymology
From Middle French configuration, from Latin c?nfig?r?ti?.Morphologically configure +? -ation
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /k?n?f??.??re?.??n/
- (US) IPA(key): /k?n?f??.j??re?.??n/
- Rhymes: -e???n
Noun
configuration (countable and uncountable, plural configurations)
- Form, as depending on the relative disposition of the parts of a thing's shape; figure; form factor.
- Relative position or aspect of the planets; the face of the horoscope, according to the relative positions of the planets at any time.
- The way things are arranged or put together in order to achieve a result.
- (physics, chemistry) The arrangement of electrons in an atom, molecule, or other physical structure like a crystal.
- (algebra) A finite set of points and lines (and sometimes planes), generally with equal numbers of points per line and equal numbers of lines per point.
Synonyms
- (form): constitution; see also Thesaurus:composition
Related terms
- configure
- configurator
Coordinate terms
- (chemistry): conformation
Translations
French
Pronunciation
Noun
configuration f (plural configurations)
- configuration
Related terms
- configurer
Further reading
- “configuration” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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microstate
English
Etymology
micro- +? state
Noun
microstate (plural microstates)
- A country that has a very small population and land area
- (physics) The specific detailed microscopic configuration of a system.
Antonyms
- (physics): macrostate
Derived terms
- microstate continuum
Translations
Anagrams
- tetrasomic
microstate From the web:
- what microstate means
- what is microstate and macrostate
- what are microstates in chemistry
- what do microstates have in common
- what is microstate in statistical mechanics
- what are microstates in human geography
- what is microstate in physics
- what are microstates in relation to an electronic configuration
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