"Schrödinger's kitten" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Schrödinger's kittens [plural]
Etymology: From Schrödinger's cat. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Schrödinger's kitten (plural Schrödinger's kittens)
  1. (informal, physics) Any of several experiments that show the paradoxical effects of quantum mechanics on a small scale, especially one that shows an atom to be in two places at the same time. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Physics Synonyms: Schrödinger kitten, Schrodinger's kitten, Schrodinger kitten, Schroedinger's kitten, Schroedinger kitten
    Sense id: en-Schrödinger's_kitten-en-noun-0KBP5LG6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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