classicalize

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verb

to treat a quantum system in terms of classical statistical mechanics

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Meanings

verbclassicalize (third-person singular simple present classicalizes, present participle classicalizing, simple past and past participle classicalized)

present singular third person classicalizes · participle present classicalizing · participle past classicalized · past classicalized

  1. natural sciencesto treat a quantum system in terms of classical statistical mechanics

Origin

From classical + -ize.

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APA

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

MLA

“classicalize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/classicalize. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “classicalize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/classicalize.

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