"probability amplitude" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: probability amplitudes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} probability amplitude (plural probability amplitudes)
  1. (quantum mechanics) A complex number which is the coefficient of a component of a quantum state and whose product with its own complex conjugate gives the probability that the state will collapse to that component (when measured). (Note: the quantum state being thought of as a linear combination of its components.) Wikipedia link: probability amplitude Categories (topical): Quantum mechanics Translations (Translations): 概率幅 (gàilǜfú) (Chinese Mandarin)

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