uncertainty principle in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for uncertainty principle in the English»Spanish Dictionary

uncertainty principle N U

uncertainty principle

principio m de incertidumbre

Translations for uncertainty principle in the Spanish»English Dictionary

principio de indeterminación

uncertainty principle

principio de incertidumbre

uncertainty principle

Translations for uncertainty principle in the English»Spanish Dictionary

uncertainty <pl uncertainties> [Am ˌənˈsərtn(t)i, Brit ʌnˈsəːt(ə)nti] N U or C

1. uncertainty U (doubt):

uncertainty

incertidumbre f

uncertainty

duda f

uncertainty about sth/sb there is some uncertainty about or as to his whereabouts

no se conoce con seguridad su paradero

his decision ends weeks of uncertainty

su decisión pone fin a varias semanas de incertidumbre

2. uncertainty U (of outcome, future):

uncertainty

incertidumbre f

uncertainty

lo incierto

3. uncertainty C (doubtful factor):

uncertainty

incertidumbre f

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

1.1. principle C (basic fact, law):

principle

principio m

in principle

en principio

I work on the principle that nothing is impossible

yo parto de la base de que nada es imposible

on that principle

sobre esa base

on that principle

partiendo de esa base

to start from first principles

empezar por lo básico or por los principios fundamentales

to go back to first principles

volver a lo básico or a los principios fundamentales

1.2. principle C (motive force):

principle

principio m

the pleasure principle

el principio de placer

2. principle C or U (rule of conduct):

principle

principio m

a man/woman of (high) principle

un hombre/una mujer de principios

it was a matter of principle

era una cuestión de principios

I never borrow money, on principle or as a matter of principle

nunca pido dinero prestado, por principio

to have no principles

no tener principios

it is against my principles

va contra mis principios

she's always lived up to her principles

siempre ha sido consecuente con sus principios

it's the principle of the thing

es una cuestión de principios

uncertainty principle in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for uncertainty principle in the English»Spanish Dictionary

uncertainty <-ies> [ʌnˈsɜ:tənti, Am -ˈsɜ:rtənt̬i] N

1. uncertainty (unpredictability):

uncertainty

incerteza f

2. uncertainty no pl (unsettled state):

uncertainty

incertidumbre f

uncertainty about sth/sb

incertidumbre sobre algo/alguien

3. uncertainty no pl (hesitancy):

uncertainty

indecisión f

principle [ˈprɪntsəpl] N

principle

principio m

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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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