Associations to the word «Heisenberg»

Wiktionary

HEISENBERG UNCERTAINTY PRINCIPLE, noun. (quantum mechanics) The principle that there is an absolute limit on the combined accuracy of certain pairs of simultaneous, related measurements, especially that of the position and momentum of a particle. Originally posited as a problem of measurement, it was soon refined as an inherent property of the universe.

Dictionary definition

HEISENBERG, noun. German mathematical physicist noted for stating the uncertainty principle (1901-1976).

Wise words

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras