Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

quantum limit

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.98 in modern English

Syllables: quan-tum lim-it
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The limit on measurement accuracy at quantum scales due to back-action effects.

noun

The shortest wavelength in an X-ray spectrum.

Example Sentences

""This book is essential reading for all scientists and engineers the potential applications of technology near the quantum limit.""
""The voltage and wave-length at the quantum limit of the spectrum under investigation are denoted by ν₀ and λ₀.""

Etymology

The spectroscopic sense is first attested in the 1920s; the measurement sense was coined by Vladimir Braginsky in a 1967 paper, and was originally restricted to the study of gravitational waves.

Inflected Forms

quantum limits (plural)

Phrases

standard quantum limit

Questions

What does quantum limit mean?: The limit on measurement accuracy at quantum scales due to back-action effects.
Where does quantum limit come from?: The spectroscopic sense is first attested in the 1920s; the measurement sense was coined by Vladimir Braginsky in a 1967 paper, and was originally restricted to the study of gravitational waves.

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