amplitudes

plural of amplitude

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Recent Examples of amplitudes Using scattering amplitudes to detect strings Some previous studies estimate that a string is about 10−35 m in size. Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 19 Jan. 2025 For instance, to describe the interaction of strings, the study authors employed scattering amplitudes, mathematical expressions that describe the likelihood of particles interacting and scattering off each other in a collision. Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 19 Jan. 2025 And that function involves two complex numbers, α and β (called quantum amplitudes), which, being complex numbers, have real parts and imaginary parts. IEEE Spectrum, 15 Nov. 2018 In contrast to a classical bit, which can only be in one of its two basic states, a qubit can be in any of a continuum of possible states, as defined by the values of the quantum amplitudes α and β. IEEE Spectrum, 15 Nov. 2018 In 2019, the gang started looking for a geometrical route to all of these amplitudes. Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 25 Sep. 2024 Both have bare-bones amplitudes. Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 25 Sep. 2024 The amplitudes take the form of fractions, with a numerator above a denominator. Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 25 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for amplitudes
Noun
  • And so the entire experience was designed to help people understand what these three realms mean to them.
    Charles Moss, SPIN, 23 Dec. 2024
  • In these realms, Archaea—microorganisms similar to, but evolutionarily distinct from, bacteria—thrive.
    Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Hitters talking eagerly about finding a positive in more favorable stadium dimensions.
    Marc Topkin, Orlando Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2025
  • In addition, the dimensions mirror Yankee Stadium, meaning there is a 314-foot short porch in right field.
    Marc Topkin, Orlando Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2025

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“Amplitudes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amplitudes. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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