zero-point energy.

The energy remaining in the lowest allowed state of a quantum system, even at absolute zero.

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Words that belong together

• quantum zero-point energy
• zero-point-energy term

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The zero-point-energy term remained in the team's calculation.

She invoked zero-point energy, but the engineer asked how useful work could be extracted.

Usage notes

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