QUANTUM THEORY

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

(physics) a physical theory that certain properties occur only in discrete amounts (quanta)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("quantum theory" is a kind of...):

scientific theory (a theory that explains scientific observations)

Domain category:

natural philosophy; physics (the science of matter and energy and their interactions)

Domain member category:

indeterminacy principle; uncertainty principle ((quantum theory) the theory that it is impossible to measure both energy and time (or position and momentum) completely accurately at the same time)

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