"Planck scale" meaning in English

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Noun

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  1. (physics) The scale at which quantum-mechanical effects become significant to depicting spacetime and other gravitational phenomena, typically defined as being on the order of one Planck length (~10⁻³⁵ m). Tags: uncountable Translations (scale at which quantum-mechanical effects become significant to depicting spacetime and other gravitational phenomena): échelle de Planck [feminine] (French), プランクスケール (puranku sukēru) (Japanese), skala Plancka [feminine] (Polish)
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