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degree of freedom

thermodynamics

Also known as: variance

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determination of metamorphic rock

In metamorphic rock: Thermodynamics of metamorphic assemblages
…chemical components − number of degrees of freedom + 2, where the 2 stands for the two variables of pressure and temperature. The degrees of freedom of the system are the parameters that can be independently varied without changing the mineral assemblage of the rock. For example, a rock with…
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phase changes

In phase: The phase rule
The term F, called the variance, or degrees of freedom, describes the minimum number of variables that must be fixed in order to define a particular condition of the system.
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