Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

quantum weirdness

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.89 in modern English

Syllables: quan-tum weird-ness
IPA

31

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

3

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The phenomena of quantum mechanics that cannot be explained in terms of the experiences of everyday life.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Perhaps the most famous example of quantum weirdness is Schrödinger’s cat, a thought experiment devised by Erwin Schrödinger in 1935."

Etymology

Coined by American physicist Heinz Pagels in 1982.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does quantum weirdness mean?: The phenomena of quantum mechanics that cannot be explained in terms of the experiences of everyday life.
Where does quantum weirdness come from?: Coined by American physicist Heinz Pagels in 1982.

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