Fermi-Dirac distribution function

Fermi-Dirac distribution function

[¦fer·mē di¦rak ‚dis·trə′byü·shən ‚fəŋk·shən] (statistical mechanics) A function specifying the probability that a member of an assembly of independent fermions, such as electrons in a semiconductor or metal, will occupy a certain energy state when thermal equilibrium exists.