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decoherence time

decoherence time noun: the amount of time required for the coherence of a quantum state to be lost.

Noun

decoherence time (countable and uncountable, plural decoherence times)

  1. (quantum mechanics) The amount of time required for the coherence of a quantum state to be lost.

Forms of decoherence time

pluraldecoherence times

Questions about decoherence time

What does decoherence time mean?
Decoherence time means the amount of time required for the coherence of a quantum state to be lost.
What part of speech is decoherence time?
Decoherence time is a noun.
What is the plural of decoherence time?
The plural of decoherence time is decoherence times.

Words near decoherence time in the dictionary

  1. decodings
  2. decoglurant
  3. decohere
  4. decohered
  5. decoherence
  6. decoherence time
  7. decoherence times
  8. decoherences
  9. decoherency
  10. decoherent
  11. decoherer

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