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Noun: uncertainty principle  ,ún'sur-t(u)n-tee'prin-su-pul
  1. (quantum theory) the theory that it is impossible to measure both energy and time (or position and momentum) completely accurately at the same time
    - indeterminacy principle

Derived forms: uncertainty principles

Type of: scientific theory

Encyclopedia: Uncertainty principle

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