"dephasing" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /diˈfeɪzɪŋ/ Forms: dephasings [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪzɪŋ Etymology: de- + phasing Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|phasing}} de- + phasing Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} dephasing (countable and uncountable, plural dephasings)
  1. (quantum mechanics, medical imaging) A loss of the synchronization or coherence caused by a perturbation, upon which the system returns to its state before perturbation. Wikipedia link: dephasing Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Quantum mechanics
    Sense id: en-dephasing-en-noun-Rr0tq0ue Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with de-

Inflected forms

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