uncertainty principle

Definition of Uncertainty Principle in English :

Noun

1. indeterminacy principle, uncertainty 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

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WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Uncertainty Principle

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noun

the principle that energy and time or position and momentum of a quantum mechanical system, cannot both be accurately measured simultaneously. The product of their uncertainties is always greater than or of the order of h, where h is the Planck constant

. Also known as: Heisenberg uncertainty principle, indeterminacy principle

Uncertainty Principle

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in quantum mechanics, the principle that it is impossible to measure simultaneously and exactly two related quantities, as both the position and the momentum of an electron

Uncertainty Principle

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n.

A principle in quantum mechanics holding that greater accuracy of measurement for one observable quantity entails less accuracy of measurement for another conjugate quantity.

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