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principle of locality

principle of locality noun: the principle that an object is influenced directly only by its immediate surroundings; i.e. adhering to the limit of the speed of light.

Noun

principle of locality

  1. (quantum mechanics) The principle that an object is influenced directly only by its immediate surroundings; i.e. adhering to the limit of the speed of light.
  2. The principle that well-formedness of syllables can only be derived from syllable-internal information.
    • One would expect to find nasal codas followed by any consonant class (stop, continuant, or sonorant), as is the case with liquid codas. If nasal-stop clusters are heterosyllabic, this restriction that the nasal be followed by a stop violates the principle of Locality.1993, Hesse, R., Imyan Phonology, page 34

Questions about principle of locality

What does principle of locality mean?
Principle of locality means the principle that an object is influenced directly only by its immediate surroundings; i.e. adhering to the limit of the speed of light.
What part of speech is principle of locality?
Principle of locality is a noun.

Words near principle of locality in the dictionary

  1. principle of least astonishment
  2. principle of least knowledge
  3. principle of least surprise
  4. principle of least time
  5. principle of legality
  6. principle of locality
  7. principle of parsimony
  8. principle of Pseudo-Scotus
  9. principle of relativity
  10. principle of substitutivity
  11. principle of sufficient reason

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