wavefunction
English
/ˈweɪv.fʌŋ(k).ʃən/
noun
Definitions
- (physics) A mathematical function that describes the propagation of the quantum mechanical wave associated with a particle (or system of particles), related to the probability of finding the particle in a particular region of space.
Etymology
Compound from English wave + English function.
Origin
English
function
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Wavoid English
- airwave English
- autowave English
- awave English
- bifunction English
- biofunction English
- blastwave English
- blow-wave English
- brainwave English
- cofunction English
- coldwave English
- counterwave English
- crimewave English
- cryptofunction English
- disfunction English
- dysfunction English
- eigenfunction English
- eigenwave English
- endofunction English
- function English
- functional English
- functionate English
- functioneth English
- functionhood English
- functionless English
- functionoid English
- functionome English
- functoid English
- functome English
- groundwave English
- halfwave English
- handwave English
- heatwave English
- hyperfunction English
- hypofunction English
- interwave English
- longitudinal wave English
- longwave English
- matterwave English
- mediumwave English
- metafunction English
- microwave English
- midwave English
- misfunction English
- morphofunction English
- multifunction English
- multiwave English
- myofunction English
- neurofunction English
- nonfunction English
- nonwave English
- parafunction English
- pseudofunction English
- quadriwave English
- refunction English
- sawtooth wave English
- shortwave English
- skywave English
- soundwave English
- statefunction English
- subfunction English
- superfunction English
- superwave English
- theta wave English
- timewave English
- transverse wave English
- triangle wave English
- ultrafunction English
- wave English
- waveband English
- wavecut English
- wavefield English
- wavefolding English
- waveform English
- wavefront English
- waveful English
- waveguide English
- wavelength English
- waveless English
- wavelike English
- wavemaker English
- wavemeter English
- wavenumber English
- waveoff English
- waveplate English
- wavepulse English
- waveshape English
- waveshaper English
- waveshaping English
- wavespeed English
- wavest English
- wavetable English
- waveth English
- wavetop English
- wavy English
- μ-wave English
- μwave English
- waven Middle English
- ฟังก์ชัน Thai
- function Middle French
- wave
- wavy
- awave
- μwave
- Wavoid
- wavest
- waveth
- μ-wave
- wavecut
- wavetop
- skywave
- waveoff
- nonwave
- waveful
- airwave
- midwave
- heatwave
- longwave
- handwave
- functome
- wavelike
- functoid
- autowave
- waveband
- waveform
- coldwave
- function
- waveless
- timewave
- halfwave
- soundwave
- blastwave
- wavefield
- waveplate
- wavespeed
- eigenwave
- brainwave
- waveguide
- wavetable
- wavefront
- interwave
- waveshape
- wavemaker
- wavemeter
- superwave
- microwave
- multiwave
- shortwave
- wavepulse
- crimewave
- blow-wave
- mediumwave
- functional
- bifunction
- refunction
- groundwave
- matterwave
- wavelength
- quadriwave
- waveshaper
- theta wave
- cofunction
- wavenumber
- waveshaping
- functionome
- myofunction
- misfunction
- disfunction
- nonfunction
- functioneth
- biofunction
- subfunction
- wavefolding
- functionate
- dysfunction
- counterwave
- functionoid
- hypofunction
- endofunction
- parafunction
- functionless
- metafunction
- functionhood
- eigenfunction
- hyperfunction
- triangle wave
- sawtooth wave
- superfunction
- ultrafunction
- statefunction
- multifunction
- neurofunction
- cryptofunction
- morphofunction
- pseudofunction
- transverse wave
- longitudinal wave