NOUN | cognition | quantum theory | (physics) a physical theory that certain properties occur only in discrete amounts (quanta) |
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Meaning | (physics) a physical theory that certain properties occur only in discrete amounts (quanta). | |
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Category of | uncertainty principle, indeterminacy principle | (quantum theory) the theory that it is impossible to measure both energy and time (or position and momentum) completely accurately at the same time |
Category | physics, natural philosophy | The science of matter and energy and their interactions |
Broader | scientific theory | A theory that explains scientific observations |
Spanish | teoría de los quanta |
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