Zero-point energy

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zero-point energy

  1. The energy possessed by something at a temperature of absolute zero
  2. (physics{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}) The lowest possible energy of any quantum mechanical system; a consequence of the uncertainty principle
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