Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gauge theory

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.96 in modern English

Syllables: gauge the-o-ry
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of field theory in which the Lagrangian is invariant under a continuous group of local transformations.

Inflected Forms

gauge theories (plural)

Questions

What does gauge theory mean?: A type of field theory in which the Lagrangian is invariant under a continuous group of local transformations.

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