Brownian motion
noun/ˌbraʊniən ˈməʊʃn/
/ˌbraʊniən ˈməʊʃn/
[uncountable] (physics)- the movement without any regular pattern made by very small pieces of matter in a liquid or gas
- This slide shows how Brownian motion appears through a microscope.
- The mathematics behind Brownian motion was applied to stock market fluctuations.
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