quantum mechanics
noun
plural in form but singular or plural in construction
: a theory of matter that is based on the concept of the possession of wave properties by elementary particles, that affords a mathematical interpretation of the structure and interactions of matter on the basis of these properties, and that incorporates within it quantum theory and the uncertainty principle
called also wave mechanics
quantum mechanical adjective
quantum mechanically adverb
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web This counter-intuitive setup is a consequence of the weirdness of quantum mechanics, the physics that governs the subatomic world. 
Robert Lea, Popular Mechanics, 30 Aug. 2022 In time, chaimatics grew into a sort of theory of everything, drawing in quantum mechanics, cognition, and ideas about consciousness. Nathan Heller, The New Yorker, 25 July 2022 And quantum mechanics—as expressed through quantum fields—tells us how to make negative energy. Paul Sutter, Ars Technica, 18 May 2022 Science has already yielded lots of answers, including the theory of evolution, the genetic code, quantum mechanics, general relativity and the big bang theory. John Horgan, Scientific American, 7 Aug. 2021 In fact my belief is that the ideal future people, who’ve really had time to figure it all out, might have moral views that are as alien to us as quantum mechanics is to Aristotle. Matt Reynolds, WIRED, 17 Aug. 2022 Quantum computers use the principles of quantum mechanics to form their circuits, with each unit of the circuit called a qubit. Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2022 The theoretically game-changing potential of quantum computers stems from their ability to harness the strange properties of quantum mechanics. Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2022 That is what professors supposedly tell students baffled by quantum mechanics. John Horgan, Scientific American, 7 July 2022 See More
Robert Lea, Popular Mechanics, 30 Aug. 2022 In time, chaimatics grew into a sort of theory of everything, drawing in quantum mechanics, cognition, and ideas about consciousness. Nathan Heller, The New Yorker, 25 July 2022 And quantum mechanics—as expressed through quantum fields—tells us how to make negative energy. Paul Sutter, Ars Technica, 18 May 2022 Science has already yielded lots of answers, including the theory of evolution, the genetic code, quantum mechanics, general relativity and the big bang theory. John Horgan, Scientific American, 7 Aug. 2021 In fact my belief is that the ideal future people, who’ve really had time to figure it all out, might have moral views that are as alien to us as quantum mechanics is to Aristotle. Matt Reynolds, WIRED, 17 Aug. 2022 Quantum computers use the principles of quantum mechanics to form their circuits, with each unit of the circuit called a qubit. Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2022 The theoretically game-changing potential of quantum computers stems from their ability to harness the strange properties of quantum mechanics. Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2022 That is what professors supposedly tell students baffled by quantum mechanics. John Horgan, Scientific American, 7 July 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1922, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
quantum mechanics
noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction
: a theory of matter that is based on the concept of the possession of wave properties by elementary particles, that affords a mathematical interpretation of the structure and interactions of matter on the basis of these properties, and that incorporates within it quantum theory and the uncertainty principle
called also wave mechanics
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