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noun
A particular sequence of wavefunction collapses, which, according to the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics, corresponds to a particular universe.
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Qualifier: quantum mechanics
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History
Named after American physicist Hugh Everett III, who proposed the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics in 1957.
