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nonlocality

n. The condition of being nonlocal

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Nonlocality

Nonlocality may refer to:

  • Action at a distance, the concept in physics of nonlocal interactions
    • Principle of locality, the opposite of action at a distance
  • Quantum nonlocality, nonlocal phenomena in quantum mechanics
  • Nonlocal Lagrangian, a type of Lagrangian (a mathematical function)

Usage examples of "nonlocality".

The phrase that popped into my mind, once my middle ears settled down, was one I'd heard in my graduate seminar-- quantum nonlocality.