wavefunction collapses

A form of wavefunction collapse — The phenomenon in which a wavefunction — initially in a superposition of several different possible eigenstates — appears to reduce to a single one of those states after interaction with an observer: the reduction of the physical possibilities into a single possibility as seen by an observer.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of wavefunction collapse
Cite this entry
APA

wavefunction collapses. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wavefunction%20collapses

MLA

“wavefunction collapses.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wavefunction%20collapses. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wavefunction collapses,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wavefunction%20collapses.

Source: wavefunction collapses on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.