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quantum mechanics

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.80 in modern English

Syllables
quan-tum me-chan-ics
IPA
36
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The branch of physics which studies matter and energy at the level of atoms and other elementary particles, and substitutes probabilistic mechanisms in place of classical Newtonian ones.

Uncountable

noun

Something overly complicated or detailed.

Uncountable

Usage

Phrases

nonrelativistic quantum mechanics on-relativistic quantum mechanics quantum mechanical relativistic quantum mechanics quantum physics quantum theory uncertainty principle wave-particle duality

Frequently Paired Words

quantum physics quantum theory uncertainty principle wavefunction wave-particle duality

Synonyms

rocket science

Questions

What does quantum mechanics mean?
The branch of physics which studies matter and energy at the level of atoms and other elementary particles, and substitutes probabilistic mechanisms in place of classical Newtonian ones.

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