decohere

English edit

Etymology edit

From de- +‎ cohere.

Pronunciation edit

(UK) IPA^(key): /diːkəʊˈhɪə(ɹ)/
Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)

Verb edit

decohere (third-person singular simple present decoheres, present participle decohering, simple past and past participle decohered)

(physics) To cause, or to undergo decoherence.
- 2012 February 25, ‘An uncertain future’, The Economist:
  Even the slightest disturbance causes qubits to “decohere”, shedding their magical properties.

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re-echoed, reechoed