# Lennard-Jones potential

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A simple mathematical approximation of the interaction between a pair of neutral atoms or molecules.

## Etymology
A form of this interatomic potential was first proposed in 1924 by John Lennard-Jones.

## Source
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