Temperature and Standard Deviation

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The discussion centers on the mathematical relationship between temperature and the standard deviation of energy in gas molecules. Temperature is defined as the average kinetic energy of gas particles, indicating that it reflects the energy in random motion. The standard deviation, while it represents the spread of energy values around the average, does not directly influence the classical thermodynamic definition of temperature. A reference link to HyperPhysics is provided for further clarification on kinetic theory and temperature.
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Hi everyone,
I was wondering what the mathematical relationship between temperature and standard deviation in energy is. As I understand it, temperature is energy in random motion, and some sets of random data have a standard deviation from the "average". So how would the temperature of, say, molecules in a gass be related (mathematically) to the standard deviation of the energy of each molecule? I have searched the web for the answer to this, but I can't seem to find a straight answer.
Any help would be greatly appriciated.
-Enertron
 
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Thanks for the help ZapperZ. :-)
 
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