quantum mechanics
quantum mechanics
noun pl but singular or pl in constrDefinition of QUANTUM MECHANICS
: a theory of matter that is based on the concept of the possession of wave properties by elementary particles, that affords a mathematical interpretation of the structure and interactions of matter on the basis of these properties, and that incorporates within it quantum theory and the uncertainty principle —called also wave mechanics
— quantum mechanical adjective
— quantum mechanically adverb
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1922
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