Maxwellian

English

Etymology

Maxwell +‎ -ian

Adjective

Maxwellian (comparative more Maxwellian, superlative most Maxwellian)

  1. Of or pertaining to James Clerk Maxwell (1831-1879), Scottish theoretical physicist and mathematician who made important contributions to electromagnetic theory.
  2. (Pertaining to a distribution) Obeying Maxwell statistics.

Noun

Maxwellian (plural Maxwellians)

  1. A supporter of James Clerk Maxwell.
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