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Uncertainty principle
/ənsˈərtənti
prˈɪnsəpəl/
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Uncertainty principle
noun
1.
(quantum theory) the theory that it is impossible to measure both energy and time (or position and momentum) completely accurately at the same time.
Synonym:
indeterminacy principle
.
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