Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prequantal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pre-quan-tal
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Prior to the introduction of quantum theory.

Example Sentences

"This assertion epitomizes the Copenhagen Interpretation and clearly contradicts the epistemology of prequantal science."
"We shall then reexamine stability of Ellis and phantom wormholes from the viewpoint of local and asymptotic observers by using a completely different approach, viz., we adapt Tangherlini's nondeterministic, prequantal statistical simulation about photon motion in the real optical medium to an effective medium reformulation of motions obtained via Hamilton's optical-mechanical analogy in a gravity field."

Etymology

From pre- + quantal.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: pre

Questions

What does prequantal mean?: Prior to the introduction of quantum theory.
Where does prequantal come from?: From pre- + quantal.

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