Definition of Mean free path

1. Noun. (physics) the average distance travelled between two similar events; especially by molecules in a gas or liquid, electrons or phonons in a crystal or neutrons in a moderator ¹

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Medical Definition of Mean free path

1. Average distance a particle travels between occurrences of the given event, for example, between collisions. For collisions, the mean free path is roughly equal to unity divided by the product of the collision cross-section times the particle density. (09 Oct 1997)

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mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration
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mean deviation
mean deviation from the mean
mean distance
mean distance between failure
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mean free path (current term)
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