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decohere

/diːkəʊˈhɪə(ɹ)/

decohere verb: to cause, or to undergo decoherence.

Verb

decohere (third-person singular simple present decoheres, present participle decohering, simple past and past participle decohered)

  1. To cause, or to undergo decoherence.
    • Even the slightest disturbance causes qubits to “decohere”, shedding their magical properties.2012 February 25, ‘An uncertain future’, The Economist
    • History suggests those in power will cling to whatever is working well for them even as the economy and society decay and decohere around them.2024 July 12, Charles Hugh Smith, How Will We Distribute the Pain Ahead?

Forms of decohere

third-person singular presentdecoheres
present participledecohering
past participledecohered
pastdecohered

Origin of decohere

From de- + cohere.

Words formed from decohere

Words that rhyme with decohere

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Questions about decohere

What does decohere mean?
Decohere means to cause, or to undergo decoherence.
What part of speech is decohere?
Decohere is a verb.
How do you pronounce decohere?
Decohere is pronounced /diːkəʊˈhɪə(ɹ)/ (UK).
What is the past tense of decohere?
The past tense of decohere is decohered.

Words near decohere in the dictionary

  1. decodifying
  2. decodine
  3. decoding
  4. decodings
  5. decoglurant
  6. decohere
  7. decohered
  8. decoherence
  9. decoherence time
  10. decoherence times
  11. decoherences

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