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Everett-Wheeler telephone

Everett-Wheeler telephone noun: a method of transmission of information between different quantum universes in branches of the quantum multiverse that exist after the creation of the telephone, in an MWI of quantum physics.

Noun

Everett-Wheeler telephone (plural Everett-Wheeler telephones)

  1. A method of transmission of information between different quantum universes in branches of the quantum multiverse that exist after the creation of the telephone, in an MWI of quantum physics.

Forms of Everett-Wheeler telephone

pluralEverett-Wheeler telephones

Origin of Everett-Wheeler telephone

From Everett + Wheeler + telephone. Based on the physics of Hugh Everett III and John Archibald Wheeler. Coined by American physicist Joseph Polchinski in 1990.

Questions about Everett-Wheeler telephone

What does Everett-Wheeler telephone mean?
Everett-Wheeler telephone means a method of transmission of information between different quantum universes in branches of the quantum multiverse that exist after the creation of the telephone, in an MWI of quantum physics.
What part of speech is Everett-Wheeler telephone?
Everett-Wheeler telephone is a noun.
What is the plural of Everett-Wheeler telephone?
The plural of Everett-Wheeler telephone is Everett-Wheeler telephones.

Words near Everett-Wheeler telephone in the dictionary

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