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Schrödinger's kitten

Schrödinger's kitten noun: any of several experiments that show the paradoxical effects of quantum mechanics on a small scale, especially one that shows an atom to be in two places at the same time.

Noun

Schrödinger's kitten (plural Schrödinger's kittens)

  1. (informal) Any of several experiments that show the paradoxical effects of quantum mechanics on a small scale, especially one that shows an atom to be in two places at the same time.

Forms of Schrödinger's kitten

pluralSchrödinger's kittens
alternative formSchrödinger kitten
alternative formSchrodinger's kitten
alternative formSchrodinger kitten
alternative formSchroedinger's kitten
alternative formSchroedinger kitten

Origin of Schrödinger's kitten

From Schrödinger's cat plus the notion of diminutiveness.

Questions about Schrödinger's kitten

What does Schrödinger's kitten mean?
Schrödinger's kitten means any of several experiments that show the paradoxical effects of quantum mechanics on a small scale, especially one that shows an atom to be in two places at the same time.
What part of speech is Schrödinger's kitten?
Schrödinger's kitten is a noun.
What is the plural of Schrödinger's kitten?
The plural of Schrödinger's kitten is Schrödinger's kittens.

Words near Schrödinger's kitten in the dictionary

  1. Schrödinger's cats
  2. Schrödinger's douchebag
  3. Schrödinger's douchebags
  4. Schrödinger's equation
  5. Schrödinger's equations
  6. Schrödinger's kitten
  7. Schrödinger's kittens
  8. Schrödinger's wave equation
  9. Schrödingers
  10. schtetl
  11. schtetlach

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