UNCERTAINTY PRINCIPLE - Translation from English into French

uncertainty principle N

uncertainty principle: principe m d'incertitude

uncertainty [Brit ʌnˈsəːt(ə)nti, Am ˌənˈsərtn(t)i] N

uncertainty: incertitude f (about en ce qui concerne)

there is some uncertainty surrounding the project: l'avenir du projet est quelque peu incertain

the uncertainties of life/of the market: les incertitudes de la vie/du marché

principle [Brit ˈprɪnsɪp(ə)l, Am ˈprɪnsəpəl] N

1. principle (basic tenet):

principle: principe m

run on socialist principles: géré selon des principes socialistes

2. principle (rule of conduct):

principle: principe m

to be against sb's principles: être contraire aux principes de qn (to do de faire)

to have high principles: avoir beaucoup de principes

on principle: par principe

it's the principle of the thing, it's a point of principle: c'est pour le principe

a woman of principle: une femme de principes

to make it a principle to do: avoir pour principe de faire

3. principle (scientific law):

principle: principe m

it relies on the principle that water evaporates: cela repose sur le principe que l'eau s'évapore

to get back to first principles: repartir sur des bases concrètes

in principle: en principe

uncertainty <-ies> N

uncertainty: incertitude f

I. principle [ˈprɪntsəpl] N

principle: principe m

on principle: par principe

II. principle [ˈprɪntsəpl] ADJ

principle person:

principle: qui a des principes

I. principle [ˈprɪn(t)·sə·pl] N

principle: principe m

on principle: par principe

II. principle [ˈprɪn(t)·sə·pl] ADJ

principle person:

principle: qui a des principes

uncertainty <-ies> N

uncertainty: incertitude f

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Another is the uncertainty principle of quantum mechanics, which asserts the impossibility of simultaneously knowing both the position and the momentum of a particle.

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A similar relationship between duration in time and bandwidth in frequency also forms the mathematical basis for the uncertainty principle in quantum mechanics.

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Some properties of the prior universe are not determinable however due to some kind of uncertainty principle.

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Now there is uncertainty in returns expected from fishing.

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That relative standard uncertainty has been 50 parts per billion (ppb) since 2006.

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