Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle
- Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle
In quantum mechanics, this is a limit on the precision with which the simultaneous position and momentum of a body or particle can be specified. In other words, there is a limit as to how precisely you can determine the location of a particle, such as an electron, and what direction it is moving. This is what makes many people question whether or not Star Trek's® © ™ transporters would ever work. They wonder if once taken apart, how accurately could a person's or thing's atoms be reassembled? Brain or muscle cells may not resemble their original form, causing brain damage or death, or in a worse case scenario it may create a politician or lawyer. Also called the Indeterminacy Principle.
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Heisenberg uncertainty principle — n. UNCERTAINTY PRINCIPLE … English World dictionary
Heisenberg uncertainty principle — see uncertainty principle. * * * Physics. See uncertainty principle. [1965 70; named after W. K. HEISENBERG] * * * Heisenberg uncertainty principle, Heisenberg s uncertainty principle /hīˈzən bûrg(z) un sûrˈtən ti prinˈsi pl/ noun A more formal… … Useful english dictionary
Heisenberg uncertainty principle — The principle of quantum mechanics that associates the physical properties of particles into pairs, such that both together cannot be measured to within more than a certain degree of accuracy. If A and V form such a pair (called a conjugate pair) … Philosophy dictionary
Heisenberg uncertainty principle — noun Etymology: Werner Heisenberg Date: 1939 uncertainty principle called also Heisenberg s uncertainty principle … New Collegiate Dictionary
Heisenberg uncertainty principle — Physics. See uncertainty principle. [1965 70; named after W. K. HEISENBERG] * * * … Universalium
Heisenberg uncertainty principle — Hei′senberg uncer′tainty prin ciple n. phs uncertainty principle • Etymology: 1965–70; after W. K. Heisenberg … From formal English to slang
Heisenberg uncertainty principle — /ˈhaɪzənbɜg/ (say huyzuhnberg) noun → uncertainty principle. {named after Werner Karl Heisenberg, 1901–76, German physicist} … Australian-English dictionary
Heisenberg uncertainty principle — noun The principle that there is an absolute limit on the combined accuracy of certain pairs of simultaneous, related measurements, especially that of the position and momentum of a particle. Originally posited as a problem of measurement, it was … Wiktionary
Heisenberg uncertainty principleHeisenberg's uncertainty principle — Heisenberg uncertainty principle, Heisenberg s uncertainty principle /hīˈzən bûrg(z) un sûrˈtən ti prinˈsi pl/ noun A more formal name for uncertainty principle (see uncertainty under un ) … Useful english dictionary
Heisenberg's uncertainty principle — Heisenberg uncertainty principle, Heisenberg s uncertainty principle /hīˈzən bûrg(z) un sûrˈtən ti prinˈsi pl/ noun A more formal name for uncertainty principle (see ↑uncertainty under ↑un ) … Useful english dictionary
