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classical mechanics

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.89 in modern English

Syllables
clas-si-cal me-chan-ics
IPA
31
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

All of the physical laws of nature that account for the behaviour of the normal world, but break down when dealing with the very small (see quantum mechanics) or the very fast or very heavy (see relativity).

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What does classical mechanics mean?
All of the physical laws of nature that account for the behaviour of the normal world, but break down when dealing with the very small (see quantum mechanics) or the very fast or very heavy (see relativity).

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