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Noun: quantum mechanics  'kwón-tum mu'ka-niks
  1. The branch of quantum physics that accounts for matter at the atomic level; an extension of statistical mechanics based on quantum theory (especially the Pauli exclusion principle)

Type of: quantum physics

Encyclopedia: Quantum mechanics, philosophy and controversy

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