Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wick rotation

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.27 in modern English

Syllables: wick- ro-ta-tion
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A method of finding a solution to a mathematical problem in Minkowski space from a solution to a related problem in Euclidean space by means of a transformation that substitutes an imaginary-number variable for a real-number variable.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Named after Gian-Carlo Wick.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Wick rotations (plural)

Questions

What does wick rotation mean?: A method of finding a solution to a mathematical problem in Minkowski space from a solution to a related problem in Euclidean space by means of a transformation that substitutes an imaginary-number variable for a real-number variable.
Where does wick rotation come from?: Named after Gian-Carlo Wick.

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