"quantum suicide" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} quantum suicide (uncountable)
  1. (quantum mechanics) A thought experiment in which it is proposed that it is impossible to commit suicide, as at each attempt the universe will split into multiple realities, in at least one of which the person will still be alive. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Cosmology, Quantum mechanics, Suicide Related terms: many-worlds interpretation, quantum immortality
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