quantum theory

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Cat qubits are named in honour of Erwin Schrödinger, whose cat-in-a-box question in 1935 helped illuminate some of the thinking behind quantum theory.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2025

JJ: There’s so much contradiction within the music on “Quantum Baby” that mimics quantum theory.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2024

The Born rule bridges the math of quantum theory to the outcomes of experiments, which makes the field a legitimate scientific discipline in the first place.

From Salon • Nov. 13, 2024

Australia is playing to its strengths in quantum theory and photonics, notes Irfan Siddiqi, a physicist at the University of California, Berkeley.

From Science Magazine • May 6, 2024

The answer is that, in quantum theory, particles can be created out of energy in the form of particle/antiparticle pairs.

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