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An alternative name for the Heisenberg uncertainty principle.
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indeterminacy principle — n. UNCERTAINTY PRINCIPLE … English World dictionary
indeterminacy principle — noun Date: circa 1928 uncertainty principle … New Collegiate Dictionary
indeterminacy principle — Physics. See uncertainty principle. [1925 30] * * * … Universalium
indeterminacy principle — noun another term for uncertainty principle … English new terms dictionary
indeterminacy principle — /ɪndəˈtɜmɪnəsi prɪnsəpəl/ (say induh terminuhsee prinsuhpuhl) noun → uncertainty principle …
Indeterminacy Principle — In quantum mechanics, this is a limit on the precision with which the simultaneous position and momentum of a body or particle can be specified. In other words, there is a limit as to how precisely you can determine the location of a particle … The writer's dictionary of science fiction, fantasy, horror and mythology
indeterminacy principle — noun (quantum theory) the theory that it is impossible to measure both energy and time (or position and momentum) completely accurately at the same time • Syn: ↑uncertainty principle • Topics: ↑quantum theory • Hypernyms: ↑scientific theory … Useful english dictionary
Indeterminacy (philosophy) — Indeterminacy, in philosophy, can refer both to common scientific and mathematical concepts of uncertainty and their implications and to another kind of indeterminacy deriving from the nature of definition or meaning.[citation needed] It is… … Wikipedia
principle — /prin seuh peuhl/, n. 1. an accepted or professed rule of action or conduct: a person of good moral principles. 2. a fundamental, primary, or general law or truth from which others are derived: the principles of modern physics. 3. a fundamental… … Universalium
Indeterminacy — may refer to: * Indeterminacy in computation (disambiguation) * The indeterminacy problem in history and sociology * aleatoric music and indeterminacy in music. * Statically indeterminate *Indeterminacy (literature) a literary termIn law: *… … Wikipedia
