Quantum-limit Definition
noun
(physics) The limit on measurement accuracy at quantum scales due to back-action effects.
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(spectroscopy) The shortest wavelength in an X-ray spectrum.
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adjective
Attributive form of quantum limit, noun.
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Noun
Singular:
quantum-limit
Plural:
quantum limitsOrigin of Quantum-limit
The spectroscopic sense is first attested in the 1920s; the measurement sense was coined by Vladimir Braginsky in a 1967 paper, and was originally restricted to the study of gravitational waves.
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