indeterminacy principle

Noun

A principle in quantum mechanics holding that increasing the accuracy of measurement of one observable quantity increases the uncertainty with which another conjugate quantity may be known.

ریشه

From the Latin 'in-' (not) + 'determinare' (to limit, set bounds). Principle from Latin 'principium' (a beginning, commencement, origin, first part).

مثال

• The indeterminacy principle is a fundamental concept in quantum physics.
• Heisenberg's indeterminacy principle revolutionized our understanding of the atomic world.
• The indeterminacy principle states that you cannot simultaneously know the exact position and momentum of a particle.

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