indeterminacy principle

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indeterminacy principle

(ˌɪndɪˈtɜːmɪnəsɪ)

(General Physics) another name for uncertainty principle

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indeterminacy 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

uncertainty principle

scientific theory - a theory that explains scientific observations; "scientific theories must be falsifiable"

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

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The Heisenberg indeterminacy principle reads, for the entire fluctuation at a given t: