observably
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| —vb (when intr, | |
| 1. | (tr; may take a clause as object) to see; perceive; notice: we have observed that you steal |
| 2. | ( |
| 3. | to make observations of (something), esp scientific ones |
| 4. | to make a comment or remark: the speaker observed that times had changed |
| 5. | (tr) to abide by, keep, or follow (a custom, tradition, law, holiday, etc) |
| [C14: via Old French from Latin observāre, from ob- to + servāre to watch] | |
| ob'servable | |
| —adj | |
| ob'servableness | |
| —n | |
| observa'bility | |
| —n | |
| ob'servably | |
| —adv | |
| observe (əbˈzɜːv) | |
| —vb (when intr, | |
| 1. | (tr; may take a clause as object) to see; perceive; notice: we have observed that you steal |
| 2. | ( |
| 3. | to make observations of (something), esp scientific ones |
| 4. | to make a comment or remark: the speaker observed that times had changed |
| 5. | (tr) to abide by, keep, or follow (a custom, tradition, law, holiday, etc) |
| [C14: via Old French from Latin observāre, from ob- to + servāre to watch] | |
| ob'servable | |
| —adj | |
| ob'servableness | |
| —n | |
| observa'bility | |
| —n | |
| ob'servably | |
| —adv | |
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Science Dictionary
observable  (əb-zûr'və-bəl) Pronunciation Key
A measurable property of a physical system, such as mass or momentum. In quantum mechanics, observables correspond to mathematical operators used in the calculation of measurable quantities. Operators that do not commute, having a nonzero commutator, correspond to observables that cannot be precisely measured at the same time, such as momentum and position. See also uncertainty principle. |
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