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Planck scale

Planck scale noun: the scale at which quantum-mechanical effects become significant to depicting spacetime and other gravitational phenomena, typically defined as being on the order of one Planck length (~10⁻³⁵ m).

Noun

Planck scale (uncountable)

  1. The scale at which quantum-mechanical effects become significant to depicting spacetime and other gravitational phenomena, typically defined as being on the order of one Planck length (~10⁻³⁵ m).

Questions about Planck scale

What does Planck scale mean?
Planck scale means the scale at which quantum-mechanical effects become significant to depicting spacetime and other gravitational phenomena, typically defined as being on the order of one Planck length (~10⁻³⁵ m).
What part of speech is Planck scale?
Planck scale is a noun.

Words near Planck scale in the dictionary

  1. Planck powers
  2. Planck pressure
  3. Planck pressures
  4. Planck relic
  5. Planck relics
  6. Planck scale
  7. Planck speed
  8. Planck star
  9. Planck stars
  10. Planck temperature
  11. Planck temperatures

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