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WAVE-PARTICLE DUALITY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does wave-particle duality mean?
• WAVE-PARTICLE DUALITY (noun)
The noun WAVE-PARTICLE DUALITY has 1 sense:
1. (physics) the property of matter and electromagnetic radiation that is characterized by the fact that some properties can be explained best by wave theory and others by particle theory
Familiarity information: WAVE-PARTICLE DUALITY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• WAVE-PARTICLE DUALITY (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(physics) the property of matter and electromagnetic radiation that is characterized by the fact that some properties can be explained best by wave theory and others by particle theory
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
duality; wave-particle duality
Hypernyms ("wave-particle duality" is a kind of...):
property (a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class)
Domain category:
natural philosophy; physics (the science of matter and energy and their interactions)
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