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quantum state

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of the possible states of a quantum mechanical system.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: quantum mechanics

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38 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: حالة كمومية — Translations
  • Armenian: քվանտային վիճակ (kʻvantayin vičak) — Translations
  • Basque: egoera kuantiko — Translations
  • Bengali: কোয়ান্টাম অবস্থা (kōẇanṭam obostha) — Translations
  • Bulgarian: квантово състояние (kvantovo sǎstojanie) — Translations
  • Catalan: estat quàntic — Translations
  • Chinese Mandarin: 量子態 /量子态 (liàngzǐtài) — Translations
  • Czech: kvantový stav — Translations
  • Dutch: kwantumtoestand — Translations
  • Esperanto: kvantuma stato — Translations
  • Estonian: kvantolek — Translations
  • Finnish: kvanttimekaaninen tila — Translations
  • French: état quantique — Translations
  • German: Zustand — Translations
  • Greek: κβαντική κατάσταση (kvantikí katástasi) — Translations
  • Hebrew: מצב קוונטי — Translations
  • Hindi: क्वांटम अवस्था (kvāṇṭam avasthā) — Translations
  • Hungarian: kvantumállapot — Translations
  • Icelandic: skammtaástand — Translations
  • Indonesian: keadaan kuantum — Translations
  • Italian: stato quantico — Translations
  • Japanese: 量子状態 — Translations
  • Norwegian: kvantetilstand — Translations
  • Persian: حالت کوانتومی — Translations
  • Polish: stan kwantowy — Translations
  • Portuguese: estado quântico — Translations
  • Punjabi: ਕੁਆਂਟਮ ਅਵਸਥਾ (kuāṇṭam avasthā) — Translations
  • Romanian: stare cuantică — Translations
  • Russian: квантовое состояние (kvantovoje sostojanije) — Translations
  • Serbo-Croatian: kvantno stanje — Translations
  • Slovene: kvantno stanje — Translations
  • Spanish: estado cuántico — Translations
  • Swedish: kvanttillstånd — Translations
  • Tamil: குவாண்டம் நிலை (kuvāṇṭam nilai) — Translations
  • Turkish: kuantum durumu — Translations
  • Ukrainian: квантовий стан (kvantovyj stan) — Translations
  • Urdu: کوانٹم منزل — Translations
  • Vietnamese: trạng thái lượng tử — Translations