quantum foam

noun

Spacetime viewed on a quantum level, i.e. as a "foam" of randomly appearing and disappearing Planck-scale wormholes (black holes and white holes).

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Meanings

nounquantum foam (countable and uncountable, plural quantum foams)

plural quantum foams

  1. countableuncountablenatural sciencesSpacetime viewed on a quantum level, i.e. as a "foam" of randomly appearing and disappearing Planck-scale wormholes (black holes and white holes).

Translations

Finnish kvanttivaahto
  • kvanttivaahtospacetime viewed on quantum level
Polish piana kwantowa
  • piana kwantowaspacetime viewed on quantum level
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