probability amplitude

English

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.)

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Translations

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 概率幅 (gàilǜfú)