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English noun: uncertainty principle

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


Synonymsindeterminacy principle


Broader (hypernym)scientific theory


Domain categoryquantum theory









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