heisenberg uncertainty principle

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Definition of heisenberg uncertainty principle in English Turkish dictionary

Related Terms

uncertainty principle

(Fizik) belisizlik ilkesi

uncertainty principle

Belirsizlik ilkesi

(eşanlam) indeterminacy principle.

English - English

Definition of heisenberg uncertainty principle in English English dictionary

The principle that there is an absolute limit on the combined accuracy of certain pairs of simultaneous, related measurements, especially that of the position and momentum of a particle. Originally posited as a problem of measurement, it was soon refined as an inherent property of the universe

uncertainty principle

Hyphenation

Hei·sen·berg un·cer·tain·ty Prin·ci·ple

Synonyms

uncertainty principle, indeterminacy principle

Etymology

() named for Werner Heisenberg, its discoverer, translated into English from a variety of original German terms. Heisenberg originally called the concept Ungenauigkeit (inexactness) or Unbestimmtheit (underminedness), whereas his mentor and collaborator Niels Bohr often used Unsicherheit (unsureness). Today in German the most commonly used term for the principle is Unschärfe (blurredness or fuzziness). Postscript to Michael Frayn's Copenhagen (New York : Anchor Books, 2000).