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decohere

verb
/diːkəʊˈhɪə(ɹ)/UK

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin haereō Latin cohaereōbor. English cohere English decohere From de- + cohere.

  1. borrowed from cohaereō
  2. prefixed as decohere — “de + cohere”

Definitions

  1. To cause, or to undergo decoherence.

    • Even the slightest disturbance causes qubits to “decohere”, shedding their magical properties.
    • History suggests those in power will cling to whatever is working well for them even as the economy and society decay and decohere around them.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA