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general state

general state noun: the totality of the properties of a system at a given time, often represented by a wave function.

Noun

general state (plural general states)

  1. The totality of the properties of a system at a given time, often represented by a wave function.

Forms of general state

pluralgeneral states

Questions about general state

What does general state mean?
General state means the totality of the properties of a system at a given time, often represented by a wave function.
What part of speech is general state?
General state is a noun.
What is the plural of general state?
The plural of general state is general states.

Words near general state in the dictionary

  1. general secretaries
  2. general secretary
  3. general semantics
  4. general staff
  5. general staffs
  6. general state
  7. general states
  8. general store
  9. general stores
  10. general strike
  11. general strikes

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