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noun
Any of several experiments that show the paradoxical effects of quantum mechanics on a small scale, especially one that shows an atom to be in two places at the same time.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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History
From Schrödinger's cat plus the notion of diminutiveness.
