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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A supporter of James Clerk Maxwell.

Adjective

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

   "a Maxwellian distribution"

Synonyms

All synonyms

classical electromagnetism

Etymology

From Maxwell + -ian.