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quantum logic

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A form of non-classical logic which has been abstracted out of quantum mechanics.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: quantum mechanics

Topics: human-sciences, logic, mathematics, philosophy, sciences

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Meaning 2

A set of events that is closed under a countable disjunction of countably many mutually exclusive events.WP

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: quantum mechanics

Topics: human-sciences, logic, mathematics, philosophy, sciences

Examples

  • The representation theorem (for quantum logic) shows that these quantum logics form a lattice which is isomorphic to the lattice of subspaces of a vector space with a scalar product.WP

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5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: kvanttilogiikka — a form of non-classical logic
  • French: logique quantique — a form of non-classical logic
  • German: Quantenlogik — a form of non-classical logic
  • Polish: logika kwantowa — a form of non-classical logic
  • Romanian: logică cuantică — a form of non-classical logic