Meanings
nounCopenhagenist (plural Copenhagenists)
plural Copenhagenists
- natural sciencesOne who believes in the Copenhagen interpretation.
The Copenhagenist is relaxed on the first question but strict on the second, whereas the Popperian is relaxed on both questions.
1986, Robert G. Colodny, From Quarks to Quasars: Philosophical Problems of Modern Physics1 more example
At this point it might be noted that Copenhagenists are sometimes characterized as hard-nosed positivists who renounce all physical ontologies for QT except sense data.
2009, Salvator Cannavo, Quantum Theory: A Philosopher's Overview, page 53
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