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📚 noun • entry_id 17951

wavefunction

/ˈweɪv.fʌŋ(k).ʃən/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
función de onda
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.
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