superactivation

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noun

The activation of a pair of quantum channels that each have zero capacity in order to achieve a nonzero capacity.

OriginEnglish activation ← Middle English actyf ← Old French actif →
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Meanings

nounsuperactivation (countable and uncountable, plural superactivations)

plural superactivations

  1. countableuncountablenatural sciencesThe activation of a pair of quantum channels that each have zero capacity in order to achieve a nonzero capacity.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Italic*super
  4. Latinsuper
  5. Latinsuper-
  6. Englishsuper-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éǵeti
  9. Proto-Italic*agō
  10. Latinagō
  11. Ancient Greekἐνεργητικός (energētikós)
  12. Latināctīvu
  13. Old Frenchactif
  14. Middle Englishactyf
  15. Englishactive
  16. Englishactivate
  17. Englishactivation
  18. Englishsuperactivation

From super- + activation.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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