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Recall the Schrödinger’s cat thought experiment, in which a cat exists in a superposition of states, both dead and alive.
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Hartmut Neven, Scientific American, 8 Aug. 2024
What that thought experiment shows is that children in the fluoridated community face a higher level of risk.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 28 May 2024
This thought experiment piques the curiosity of researchers who study language and computing.
—Kat Friedrich, Popular Mechanics, 25 July 2023
This catchy thought experiment is meant to convey the amazing degree of connectedness in our world.
—Kevin O'Marah, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024
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Hartmut Neven, Scientific American, 8 Aug. 2024
What that thought experiment shows is that children in the fluoridated community face a higher level of risk.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 28 May 2024
This thought experiment piques the curiosity of researchers who study language and computing.
—Kat Friedrich, Popular Mechanics, 25 July 2023
This catchy thought experiment is meant to convey the amazing degree of connectedness in our world.
—Kevin O'Marah, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024
See all Example Sentences for thought experiment
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“Thought experiment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thought%20experiment. Accessed 29 Sep. 2024.
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