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nondemolition

nondemolition noun: the indirect measurement of a quantum system in a way that preserves indeterminacy.

Noun

nondemolition (uncountable)

  1. (quantum mechanics) The indirect measurement of a quantum system in a way that preserves indeterminacy.
    • Aharonov and others are exploring the possibility that there could be nondemolition measurements that could extract information from a quantum state without collapsing it.2007, Kent A. Peacock, The Quantum Revolution, →ISBN, page 158
    Synonyms:
    quantum nondemolition, QND

Synonyms of nondemolition

  • quantum nondemolition
  • QND

Origin of nondemolition

From non- + demolition.

Words formed from nondemolition

  • nondemolitional

Questions about nondemolition

What does nondemolition mean?
Nondemolition means the indirect measurement of a quantum system in a way that preserves indeterminacy.
What part of speech is nondemolition?
Nondemolition is a noun.

Words near nondemolition in the dictionary

  1. nondemocracy
  2. nondemocrat
  3. nondemocratic
  4. nondemocratically
  5. nondemocrats
  6. nondemolition
  7. nondemonic
  8. nondemonstrable
  9. nondemonstrating
  10. nondemonstration
  11. nondemonstrative

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