A surname from German.
heisenberg
Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for heisenberg.
Editorial note
Heisenberg had never heard of a matrix before despite discovering Heisenberg matrix mechanics.
Quick take
A surname from German.
Meaning at a glance
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Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for heisenberg.
noun
A surname from German.
Example sentences
Heisenberg had never heard of a matrix before despite discovering Heisenberg matrix mechanics.
If you are going to be pedantic, please explain how anything in the Heisenberg Uncertainty-bounded universe can have a transcendental size.
When Werner Heisenberg was pulled over by the Munich police, he couldn't tell them how fast he was going, but he knew exactly where he was.
I think you can do it, but you'd probably want to start with density matrices, or use the Heisenberg picture to keep your wavefunction super-simple.
Or for that matter Heisenberg uncertainty principle.
I think the Dunning-Kruger thing is a nice idea but it's immediately ruined once you become aware of it, like a Heisenberg uncertainty sort of thing.
> I think the Dunning-Kruger thing is a nice idea but it's immediately ruined once you become aware of it, like a Heisenberg uncertainty sort of thing.
Quote examples
And coming up later on the 11:00 news: Heisenberg admits, "I never could have done it without Bohr."
Heisenberg: "We have to remember that what we observe is not nature herself, but nature exposed to our method of questioning."
I'll add "Physics and Philosophy" by Heisenberg as a personal favorite.
Frank Herbert's "The Eyes of Heisenberg".
Proper noun examples
Heisenberg is probably the only one that can be honestly said to have made a profound discovery rivaling Einstein.
Thus Heisenberg's initial estimate at Farm Hall was wildly wrong, but he refined it to something more-or-less correct in about a week.
It's a sort of Heisenberg-data - only exists when you look at it.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use heisenberg in a sentence?
Heisenberg had never heard of a matrix before despite discovering Heisenberg matrix mechanics.
What does heisenberg mean?
A surname from German.
What part of speech is heisenberg?
heisenberg is commonly used as noun.