quantum statistics

noun

, Physics, Chemistry.

1. the branch of statistical mechanics that incorporates quantum mechanics.

quantum statistics

noun

1. functioning as singular physics statistics concerned with the distribution of a number of identical elementary particles, atoms, ions, or molecules among possible quantum states

quantum statistics

1. Any of various kinds of statistical mechanics that assume quantum mechanical behavior of particles.

Word History and Origins

Origin of quantum statistics¹

First recorded in 1930–35