decohere

English

Etymology

From de- +‎ cohere.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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.
- 2024 July 12, Charles Hugh Smith, How Will We Distribute the Pain Ahead?‎^[1]:
  History suggests those in power will cling to whatever is working well for them even as the economy and society decay and decohere around them.

Derived terms

Anagrams

re-echoed, reechoed