"stoquastic" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /stəˈkwæstɪk/
Rhymes: -æstɪk Etymology: Blend of stochastic + quantum Etymology templates: {{blend|en|stochastic|quantum}} Blend of stochastic + quantum Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} stoquastic (not comparable)
  1. (mathematics) Of a Hermitian matrix, having real non-positive off-diagonal elements. These matrices have elements of quantum mechanics and classical theory of stochastic matrices. For non-technical purposes ‘stoquastic’ is equivalent to “avoiding the sign problem”. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Mathematics Derived forms: stoquastic Hamiltonian
    Sense id: en-stoquastic-en-adj-n7DKWmgQ Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header Topics: mathematics, sciences

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