English Explanatory Dictionary

quantum mechanics

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The branch of physics which studies matter and energy at the level of atoms and other elementary particles, and substitutes probabilistic mechanisms in place of classical Newtonian ones.
  2. Something overly complicated or detailed.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

quantum mechanics

Synonyms

rocket science

Related words

quantum physics quantum theory uncertainty principle wavefunction wave-particle duality

Derived words

nonrelativistic quantum mechanics on-relativistic quantum mechanics quantum mechanical relativistic quantum mechanics
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