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decoherence [‚dē·kō′hir·əns]

(quantum mechanics)

The process whereby the quantum-mechanical state of any macroscopic system is rapidly correlated with that of its environment in such a way that no measurement on the system alone (without a simultaneous measurement of the complete state of the environment) can demonstrate any interference between two quantum states of the system.

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