observable
Adjective
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Adjective
observable
- Able to be observed.
- The strange new star was at the edge of the observable universe.
- Deserving to be observed; worth regarding; remarkable.
- (able to be observed) noticeable, perceivable; see also Thesaurus:perceptible
- (deserving to be observed) eminent, noteworthy; see also Thesaurus:notable
- French: observable
- German: beobachtbar
- Portuguese: observável
- Russian: наблюда́емый
- Spanish: observable
observable (plural observables)
- (physics) Any physical property that can be observed and measured directly and not derived from other properties
- Temperature is an observable but entropy is derived.
- In quantum mechanics, observables correspond to Hermitian operators. Also, they act a lot like random variables. Taking their expected value one may recover something resembling a classical observable.
- French: observable
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