cat state

noun

A superposition of the most extreme states possible in a system, analogous with Schrödinger's cat, which is in a superposition of dead and alive.

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Meanings

nouncat state (plural cat states)

plural cat states

  1. natural sciencesA superposition of the most extreme states possible in a system, analogous with Schrödinger's cat, which is in a superposition of dead and alive.
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