renormalization

noun

re·​normalization

(ˈ)rē+

: the replacement of theoretically infinite variables (such as the mass and charge of an electron) with experimentally obtained values in the solutions of equations in certain quantum mechanical theories (such as quantum electrodynamics)

renormalizability

"ˌnȯ(r)məˌlīzəˈbilətē

noun

renormalizable

"ˌnȯ(r)məˈlīzəbəl

adjective

renormalize

"+

transitive verb

Word History

Etymology

re- + normalization

First Known Use

1939, in the meaning defined above

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