Meaning

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  1. The concept applying to all matter and radiation, but most evident in light and particles such as the electron, that properties of waves and of particles are exhibited simultaneously

    Welle-Teilchen-Dualismus

    корпускулярно-волновой дуализмkorpuskuljarno-volnovoj dualizm

    корпускулярно-хвильовий дуалізмkorpuskuljarno-xvylʹovyj dualizm

More definitions
  • (physics) the property of matter and electromagnetic radiation that is characterized by the fact that some properties can be explained best by wave theory and others by particle theory

Translations

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Forms

plural: wave-particle dualities

Synonyms

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Close in meaning
  • (physics) the property of matter and electromagnetic radiation that is characterized by the fact that some properties can be explained best by wave theory and others by particle theory:duality

Word family

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