duality

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Despite the uncertainty about its interpretation, wave-particle duality lies at the core of quantum mechanics.

From Science Daily • Mar. 10, 2026

"The double protagonist angle really is a feature that lets us explore the duality of the characters, but also the storyline and the different horror approaches," Nakanishi adds.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

It addresses issues of duality and the uncertainty of her standing in society as both a woman and an immigrant.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2026

Halloween, for all its associations with extremes of terror, is also bound up in the cozy innocence of childhood memories, and to my mind, few movies fit that duality better than “The Fog.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 29, 2025

Interference can also occur for particles, because of the duality introduced by quantum mechanics.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking