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Noun Concept
Categories: Dimensional analysis, Nuclear physics, Scattering theory, Spectroscopy, Scattering, absorption and radiative transfer (optics)
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cross section  Collision cross-section  cross-section  cross-section of interaction  Differential cross-section
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(physics) the probability that a particular interaction (as capture or ionization) will take place between particles; measured in barns WordNet 3.0
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(physics) the probability that a particular interaction (as capture or ionization) will take place between particles; measured in barns WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
In physics, the cross section is a measure of the probability that a specific process will take place when some kind of radiant excitation intersects a localized phenomenon. Wikipedia
Measure of probability that a specific process will take place in a collision of two particles Wikidata
The probability that a particular nuclear reaction will take place. Wiktionary
(physics) probability of a particular nuclear reaction. Wiktionary (translation)