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bootstrap model

bootstrap model noun: any of a class of theories that use very general consistency criteria to determine the form of a quantum theory from some assumptions on the spectrum of particles.

Noun

bootstrap model (plural bootstrap models)

  1. Any of a class of theories that use very general consistency criteria to determine the form of a quantum theory from some assumptions on the spectrum of particles.

Forms of bootstrap model

pluralbootstrap models

Origin of bootstrap model

See pull oneself up by one's bootstraps: particles were surmised to be held together by forces consisting of exchanges of the particles themselves.

Questions about bootstrap model

What does bootstrap model mean?
Bootstrap model means any of a class of theories that use very general consistency criteria to determine the form of a quantum theory from some assumptions on the spectrum of particles.
What part of speech is bootstrap model?
Bootstrap model is a noun.
What is the plural of bootstrap model?
The plural of bootstrap model is bootstrap models.

Words near bootstrap model in the dictionary

  1. bootsteps
  2. bootstrap
  3. bootstrap aggregating
  4. bootstrap aggregation
  5. bootstrap aggregations
  6. bootstrap model
  7. bootstrap models
  8. bootstrap paradox
  9. bootstrap paradoxes
  10. bootstrappable
  11. bootstrapped

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