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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Modeling noise in quantum computers A research team led by Gregory Quiroz, a physicist at APL decided to study quantum noise in real operating environments for multi-qubit quantum computers.
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Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 9 June 2026
Jim Parsons and Todd Spiewak Parsons played theoretical physicist Sheldon Cooper on The Big Bang Theory, who eventually finds his match with fellow scientist Amy Farrah Fowler.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 6 June 2026
Mathematician Steven Strogatz and physicist Janna Levin are back as your hosts for these and other conversations that explore the frontiers of basic science and mathematics.
—Quanta Magazine, 4 June 2026
First proposed in the 1960s, PBHs were explored in detail by physicist Bernard Carr and the late physicist Stephen Hawking in the 1970s.
—Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 4 June 2026
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Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 9 June 2026
Jim Parsons and Todd Spiewak Parsons played theoretical physicist Sheldon Cooper on The Big Bang Theory, who eventually finds his match with fellow scientist Amy Farrah Fowler.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 6 June 2026
Mathematician Steven Strogatz and physicist Janna Levin are back as your hosts for these and other conversations that explore the frontiers of basic science and mathematics.
—Quanta Magazine, 4 June 2026
First proposed in the 1960s, PBHs were explored in detail by physicist Bernard Carr and the late physicist Stephen Hawking in the 1970s.
—Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 4 June 2026
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“Physicist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/physicist. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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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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