decoherency

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noun

The condition of being decoherent

OriginEnglish coherency ← Latin cohaerentia ← Proto-Italic *kom- →
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Meanings

noun
  1. natural sciencesThe condition of being decoherent

    We report results of our quantitative studies on the transitions towards decoherency.

    2016, S. Kerman, V. Sharma, M. Deniz, H.T. Wong, J.-W. Chen, H.B. Li, S.T. Lin, C.-P. Liu, Q. Yue, “Coherency in Neutrino-Nucleus Elastic Scattering”, in arXiv

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
decoherence

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  8. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  9. Proto-Italic*kom
  10. Proto-Italic*kom-
  11. Latincon-
  12. Latinhaereō
  13. Latincohaereō
  14. Latincohaerēns
  15. Latincohaerentia
  16. Englishcoherency
  17. Englishdecoherency

From de- + coherency.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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