Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

everett branch

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.49 in modern English

Syllables: ev-erett branch
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A particular sequence of wavefunction collapses, which, according to the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics, corresponds to a particular universe.

Example Sentences

"This discussion is fascinating because I used to be acquainted with some philosophers who were trying to use Everett's theory as a way to give a `rigorous' meaning to `possible'. In other words, a world is possible if there exists a causal chain of Everett branches connecting it with our world."

Etymology

Named after American physicist Hugh Everett III, who proposed the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics in 1957.

Inflected Forms

Everett branches (plural)

Questions

What does everett branch mean?: A particular sequence of wavefunction collapses, which, according to the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics, corresponds to a particular universe.
Where does everett branch come from?: Named after American physicist Hugh Everett III, who proposed the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics in 1957.

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