Definition: | conductive gaseous medium consisting of free electrons, ions and neutral atoms or molecules, the proportions of the various particles being such that on a macroscopic scale the medium is electrically neutral
Note 1 to entry: In the thermonuclear domain, a plasma is called hot when its state depends on the radiation and a plasma is called cold when the thermal agitation is neglected. Note 2 to entry: This entry was numbered 393-13-46 in IEC 60050-393:2003.
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