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decohering

UK/diːkəʊˈhɪəɹɪŋ(ɡ)/

decohering is the present participle and gerund of decohere.

Meaning of decohere

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

Adjective

decohering (comparative more decohering, superlative most decohering)

  1. That causes, or undergoes decoherence

Forms of decohering

comparativemore decohering
superlativemost decohering

Questions about decohering

What does decohering mean?
Decohering means that causes, or undergoes decoherence.
What is decohering the present participle and gerund of?
Decohering is the present participle and gerund of decohere.
What part of speech is decohering?
Decohering is an adjective.
How do you pronounce decohering?
Decohering is pronounced /diːkəʊˈhɪəɹɪŋ(ɡ)/ (UK).

Words near decohering in the dictionary

  1. decoherency
  2. decoherent
  3. decoherer
  4. decoherers
  5. decoheres
  6. decohering
  7. decohesion
  8. decoic acid
  9. decoiling
  10. decoit
  11. decoities

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Adapted from Wiktionary: decohering (page history and authors); decohere (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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