decohere
verbUK /diːkəʊˈhɪə(ɹ)/
Etymology From de- + cohere.
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Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Physics To cause, or to undergo decoherence.
- Even the slightest disturbance causes qubits to “decohere”, shedding their magical properties.2012 February 25, ‘An uncertain future’, The Economist:
- History suggests those in power will cling to whatever is working well for them even as the economy and society decay and decohere around them.2024 July 12, Charles Hugh Smith, How Will We Distribute the Pain Ahead?:
- Derived terms
- decoherence, decoherent, decoherer, decohesion, decohesive