Meanings
proper nounthe Copenhagen interpretation
- A collection of views about the meaning of quantum mechanics principally attributed to Niels Bohr and Werner Heisenberg, including the idea that quantum mechanics is intrinsically indeterministic, with probabilities calculated using the Born rule, and the principle of complementarity, which states that objects have certain pairs of complementary properties which cannot all be observed or measured simultaneously.
Translations
Czech kodaňská interpretace
- kodaňská interpretaceinterpretation of quantum mechanics
Finnish Kööpenhaminan tulkinta
- Kööpenhaminan tulkintainterpretation of quantum mechanics
French interprétation de Copenhague
- interprétation de Copenhagueinterpretation of quantum mechanics
German Kopenhagener Deutung, Kopenhagener Interpretation
- Kopenhagener Deutunginterpretation of quantum mechanics
- Kopenhagener Interpretationinterpretation of quantum mechanics
Hungarian koppenhágai interpretáció
- koppenhágai interpretációinterpretation of quantum mechanics
Polish interpretacja kopenhaska
- interpretacja kopenhaskainterpretation of quantum mechanics
Russian копенга́генская интерпрета́ция
- копенга́генская интерпрета́ция (kopengágenskaja interpretácija)interpretation of quantum mechanics
Spanish interpretación de Copenhague
- interpretación de Copenhagueinterpretation of quantum mechanics
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APA
Copenhagen interpretation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Copenhagen%20interpretation
MLA
“Copenhagen interpretation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Copenhagen%20interpretation. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Copenhagen interpretation,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Copenhagen%20interpretation.
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