Meanings
nounwavefunction (plural wavefunctions)
plural wavefunctions · alternative wave function
- natural sciencesA mathematical function that describes the propagation of the quantum mechanical wave associated with a particle (or system of particles), related to the probability of finding the particle in a particular region of space.
The interpretation of the wavefunction was one of the thorny issues facing the early pioneers of quantum theory.
2011, Brian Cox, Jeff Forshaw, The Quantum World, Allen Lane, published 2011, page 41
Origin
Translations
Afrikaans golffunksie
- golffunksienotion in quantum mechanics
Arabic دَالَّة مَوْجِيَّة
- دَالَّة مَوْجِيَّة (dālla mawjiyya)notion in quantum mechanics
Basque uhin-funtzio
- uhin-funtzionotion in quantum mechanics
Bengali তরঙ্গ ফাংশন
- তরঙ্গ ফাংশন (toroṅgo phaṅśon)notion in quantum mechanics
Bulgarian вълнова функция
- вълнова функция (vălnova funkcija)notion in quantum mechanics
Catalan funció d'ona
- funció d'onanotion in quantum mechanics
Chinese Cantonese 波函數 /波函数
- 波函數 /波函数 (bo¹ haam⁴ sou³)notion in quantum mechanics
Chinese Mandarin 波函數 /波函数
- 波函數 /波函数 (bōhánshù)notion in quantum mechanics
Czech vlnová funkce
- vlnová funkcenotion in quantum mechanics
Danish bølgefunktion
- bølgefunktionnotion in quantum mechanics
Dutch golffunctie
- golffunctienotion in quantum mechanics
Esperanto ondfunkcio
- ondfunkcionotion in quantum mechanics
Estonian lainefunktsioon
- lainefunktsioonnotion in quantum mechanics
Finnish aaltofunktio
- aaltofunktionotion in quantum mechanics
French fonction d'onde
- fonction d'ondenotion in quantum mechanics
German Wellenfunktion
- Wellenfunktionnotion in quantum mechanics
Greek κυματοσυνάρτηση
- κυματοσυνάρτηση (kymatosynártisi)notion in quantum mechanics
Hebrew פונקציית גל
- פונקציית גלnotion in quantum mechanics
Hungarian hullámfüggvény
- hullámfüggvénynotion in quantum mechanics
Icelandic bylgjufall
- bylgjufallnotion in quantum mechanics
Indonesian fungsi gelombang
- fungsi gelombangnotion in quantum mechanics
Irish tonnfheidhm
- tonnfheidhmnotion in quantum mechanics
Italian funzione d'onda
- funzione d'ondanotion in quantum mechanics
Japanese 波動関数
- 波動関数 (hadō kansū)notion in quantum mechanics
Korean 파동함수
- 파동함수 (padonghamsu)notion in quantum mechanics
Lithuanian banginė funkcija
- banginė funkcijanotion in quantum mechanics
Norwegian Bokmål bølgefunksjon
- bølgefunksjonnotion in quantum mechanics
Persian تابع موج
- تابع موج (tâbe'-e mowj)notion in quantum mechanics
Polish funkcja falowa
- funkcja falowanotion in quantum mechanics
Portuguese função de onda
- função de ondanotion in quantum mechanics
Punjabi ਵੇਵ ਫੰਕਸ਼ਨ
- ਵੇਵ ਫੰਕਸ਼ਨ (vev phaṅkśan)notion in quantum mechanics
Romanian funcție de undă
- funcție de undănotion in quantum mechanics
Russian волнова́я фу́нкция
- волнова́я фу́нкция (volnovája fúnkcija)notion in quantum mechanics
Slovak vlnová funkcia
- vlnová funkcianotion in quantum mechanics
Spanish función de onda
- función de ondanotion in quantum mechanics
Swedish vågfunktion
- vågfunktionnotion in quantum mechanics
Turkish dalga fonksiyonu
- dalga fonksiyonunotion in quantum mechanics
Ukrainian хвильова́ фу́нкція
- хвильова́ фу́нкція (xvylʹová fúnkcija)notion in quantum mechanics
Vietnamese hàm sóng
- hàm sóngnotion in quantum mechanics
Cite this entry
APA
wavefunction. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wavefunction
MLA
“wavefunction.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wavefunction. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wavefunction,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wavefunction.
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