EPR
English
editEtymology 1
editAbbreviation
Noun
editEPR (plural EPRs)
- (aviation) Initialism of engine pressure ratio (the ratio of pressure between exhaust and inlet of a jet engine).
- (finance) Initialism of expected profit rate.
- (physics) Initialism of European Pressurised Reactor, a type of nuclear reactor.
Etymology 2
editFrom the initials of the three theoreticians to conceived of the paradox, Einstein (Albert Einstein), Podolsky (Boris Podolsky), Rosen (Nathan Rosen).
Proper noun
editEPR
- (uncountable, physics) Ellipsis of EPR paradox. Initialism of Einstein Podolsky Rosen.
Derived terms
edit(Einstein Podolsky Rosen):
- ER=EPR / EPR=ER (a conjecture about the nature of the universe that connects quantum physics to spacetime physics)
- EPR telephone (a conjecture to communicate non-locally, faster than light, back in time)