Meanings
nountoy theory (plural toy theories)
plural toy theories
- sciencesA highly simplified model used to explore systems qualitatively.
Recently, Spekkens (5) has constructed a toy theory for a different purpose which could also be used to challenge the CBH argument.
2005, Quantum Information & ComputationSynonyms: toy model
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nounA highly simplified model used to explore systems qualitatively.
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