Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hidden variable

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.98 in modern English

Syllables: hid-den -vari-able
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any parameter that would supplement quantum mechanics so as to make it like classical mechanics; local hidden variables have been proved to be inconsistent with quantum mechanics.

noun

An implicitly assumed influence.

Example Sentences

"We do not perceive any physical cause of another’s actions but use our understanding of their inner state as a hidden causal variable for their behaviors. This involves a detachment of perceptual similarity from causal similarities so that the mental factors of ToM form a class of hidden variables that we add to our perception to understand causal relations in a social context."

Inflected Forms

hidden variables (plural)

Questions

What does hidden variable mean?: Any parameter that would supplement quantum mechanics so as to make it like classical mechanics; local hidden variables have been proved to be inconsistent with quantum mechanics.

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