bootstrap model

noun

Any of a class of theories that use very general consistency criteria to determine the form of a quantum theory from some assumptions on the spectrum of particles.

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Meanings

nounbootstrap model (plural bootstrap models)

plural bootstrap models

  1. natural sciencesAny of a class of theories that use very general consistency criteria to determine the form of a quantum theory from some assumptions on the spectrum of particles.

Origin

See pull oneself up by one's bootstraps: particles were surmised to be held together by forces consisting of exchanges of the particles themselves.

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bootstrap model. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bootstrap%20model

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“bootstrap model.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bootstrap%20model. Accessed November 3, 2026.

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