decoherence.

The reduction of observable quantum interference when a system becomes correlated with its environment.

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Words that belong together

• quantum decoherence
• environmental decoherence

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Environmental decoherence spoiled the interference pattern.

The chamber isolated the experiment to reduce decoherence.

Usage notes

Primary category: sci-fi. Forms: Uncountable process noun. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.