Heisenberg uncertainty principle

Heisenberg uncertainty principle

A quantum-mechanical principle with the consequence that the position and momentum of an object cannot be precisely determined. The Heisenberg principle helps determine the size of electron clouds, and hence the size of atoms. "The more precisely the POSITION is determined, the less precisely the MOMENTUM is known"

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