physicist
noun
phys·i·cist
ˈfi-zə-sist 
ˈfiz-sist
1
: a specialist in physics
2
archaic
: a person skilled in natural science
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For decades, physicists believed that even the strangest quantum objects had a hard limit on how strongly their behaviour could be linked across time.
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Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 13 Dec. 2025
In 1918, the concept of massive, rotating objects dragging spacetime along with it was then solidified using general relativity by Austrian physicists Josef Lense and Hans Thirring.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 12 Dec. 2025
Suddenly a market boomed for mathematicians, physicists, coders, chemists, lawyers, and others to create specialized data, which companies used to reinforce their AI models’ reasoning.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 11 Dec. 2025
Today, Lie groups remain a vital tool for both mathematicians and physicists.
—Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 3 Dec. 2025
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Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 13 Dec. 2025
In 1918, the concept of massive, rotating objects dragging spacetime along with it was then solidified using general relativity by Austrian physicists Josef Lense and Hans Thirring.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 12 Dec. 2025
Suddenly a market boomed for mathematicians, physicists, coders, chemists, lawyers, and others to create specialized data, which companies used to reinforce their AI models’ reasoning.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 11 Dec. 2025
Today, Lie groups remain a vital tool for both mathematicians and physicists.
—Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 3 Dec. 2025
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“Physicist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/physicist. Accessed 20 Dec. 2025.
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physicist
noun
phys·i·cist
ˈfiz-(ə-)səst
: a specialist in physics
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physicist
noun
phys·i·cist
ˈfiz-(ə-)səst
: a specialist in physics
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