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量子物理学 (ryoushibutsurigaku) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

量りょう子し物ぶつ理り学がく

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Meanings

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quantum physics

Academic term for the branch of physics dealing with quantum phenomena. Often contrasted with 古典物理学 (classical physics).

See also: 古典物理学

量りょう子し物ぶつ理り学がくは、原げん子しや素そ粒りゅう子しの世

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Quantum physics describes the world of atoms and elementary particles.

彼かれは大だい学がくで量りょう子し物ぶつ理り学がくを専せん攻こうしている。

He is majoring in quantum physics at university.

Kanji

量quantity, measure, weight
子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM
物thing, object, matter
理logic, arrangement, reason
学study, learning, science

Related words

古こ典てん物ぶつ理り学がく
Classical physics, the older framework that quantum physics superseded for microscopic phenomena.
量りょう子し力りき学がく
Quantum mechanics; often used interchangeably with 量子物理学, though 量子力学 may emphasize the mathematical formalism.

Built from

量りょう子し+物ぶつ理り学がく

Etymology

Compound of 量子 (quantum) + 物理学 (physics). The term is a modern calque from Western scientific terminology.