Meaning of power law | Babel Free
Definitions
A mathematical relationship in which the magnitude of something is proportional to a fixed power of the magnitude of something else (i.e. the relationship takes the form f(x)=axᵏ).
Equivalents
Čeština
mocninný zákon
Deutsch
Potenzgesetz
Examples
“the death toll from a large number⟳ of small civil wars is lower than that from a few big interstate wars, to say⟳ nothing of world wars, consistent with the power-law distribution of deadly quarrels.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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