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fundamental_constant
fundamental constant
English
Noun
fundamental constant (uncountable)
- (physics) any of a set of physical quantities that play a fundamental role in basic theories
- (physics) A physical quantity that is not a function of other constants, such as Π (pi), C (light speed), etc. The smallest common denominators of physics, and the parameters or dimensions for the 'position' of our universe in the multiverse.
See also
- C - speed of light in vacuum
- h - Planck's constant
- G - gravtiational constant
- α - fine-structure constant
- mp, mn, me - masses of the proton, neutron and electron
- k - Boltzman constant
- NA - Avogrado's number