decoupling
nounUK [diːˈkʌpəlɪŋ]
› The act or process by which something is decoupled.
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The unhitching of railcars.
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Economics, Sciences The disentangling of economic interdependencies.
- Directly combining in a low energy state (ground state) is less efficient, so these hydrogen atoms generally form with the electrons still in a high-energy state, and once combined, the electrons quickly release energy in the form of one or more photons as they transition to a low energy state. This release of photons is known as photon decoupling.2023 July 13, Wikipedia contributors, “Chronology of the universe”, in English Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation: