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coarse-graining

coarse-graining noun: the rescaling of a phenomenon into units or cells of size close to the uncertainty of measurement.

Noun

coarse-graining (countable and uncountable, plural coarse-grainings)

  1. The rescaling of a phenomenon into units or cells of size close to the uncertainty of measurement.
    • As human observers we focus almost entirely on coarse-grainings of this quasiclassical realm. However, quantum theory does not distinguish the classical realm from other decoherent sets...2005, James B. Hartle, “What Connects Different Interpretations of Quantum Mechanics?”, in Quo Vadis Quantum Mechanics?, →ISBN, page 75

Forms of coarse-graining

pluralcoarse-grainings
alternative formcoarse graining

Questions about coarse-graining

What does coarse-graining mean?
Coarse-graining means the rescaling of a phenomenon into units or cells of size close to the uncertainty of measurement.
What part of speech is coarse-graining?
Coarse-graining is a noun.
What is the plural of coarse-graining?
The plural of coarse-graining is coarse-grainings.

Words near coarse-graining in the dictionary

  1. coars
  2. coarse
  3. coarse fish
  4. coarse-grained
  5. coarse-grainedness
  6. coarse-graining
  7. coarse-grainings
  8. coarse-handed
  9. Coarsegold
  10. coarsehanded
  11. coarsely

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