word
decoherence
dee-koh-HEE-rents
ˌdiːkoʊˈhɪərənsListen
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Syllable breakdown
decoherence
Dictionary meaning
The loss of quantum coherence as a system interacts with its environment, causing quantum behaviour to disappear.
Examples
- Decoherence is the main obstacle to building stable quantum computers.
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