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wave function

wave function is the alternative spelling of wavefunction.

Meaning of wavefunction

Noun

wavefunction (plural wavefunctions)

  1. A mathematical function that describes the propagation of the quantum mechanical wave associated with a particle (or system of particles), related to the probability of finding the particle in a particular region of space.
    • The interpretation of the wavefunction was one of the thorny issues facing the early pioneers of quantum theory.2011, Brian Cox, Jeff Forshaw, The Quantum World, Allen Lane, published 2011, page 41

Forms of wave function

pluralwave functions

Questions about wave function

What is wave function the alternative spelling of?
Wave function is the alternative spelling of wavefunction.

Words near wave function in the dictionary

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