Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nondemolition

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: non-de-mo-li-tion
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The indirect measurement of a quantum system in a way that preserves indeterminacy.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Aharonov and others are exploring the possibility that there could be nondemolition measurements that could extract information from a quantum state without collapsing it."

Etymology

From non- + demolition.

Usage

Uncountable

Derived Forms

nondemolitional

Synonyms

quantum nondemolition QND

Questions

What does nondemolition mean?: The indirect measurement of a quantum system in a way that preserves indeterminacy.
Where does nondemolition come from?: From non- + demolition.

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