NOUN | cognition | quasiparticle | a quantum of energy (in a crystal lattice or other system) that has position and momentum and can in some respects be regarded as a particle |
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Meaning | A quantum of energy (in a crystal lattice or other system) that has position and momentum and can in some respects be regarded as a particle. | |
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Broader | quantum | (physics) the smallest discrete quantity of some physical property that a system can possess (according to quantum theory) |
Spanish | cuasipartícula, quasiparticle | |
Catalan | quasiparticle, quasipartícula |
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