bylgjufall

Icelandic

Etymology

From bylgja (“wave”) +‎ fall (“mathematical function”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɪlcʏˌfatl/

Noun

bylgjufall n (genitive singular bylgjufalls, nominative plural bylgjuföll)

1. (mathematics, physics) wavefunction

Declension

Declension of bylgjufall (neuter, based on fall)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	bylgjufall	bylgjufallið	bylgjuföll	bylgjuföllin
accusative	bylgjufall	bylgjufallið	bylgjuföll	bylgjuföllin
dative	bylgjufalli	bylgjufallinu	bylgjuföllum	bylgjuföllunum
genitive	bylgjufalls	bylgjufallsins	bylgjufalla	bylgjufallanna

Derived terms

• samdráttur bylgjufalls (“collapse of wave function, reduction of wave function”)

See also

• skammtafræði