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hidden variable

The English word “hidden variable” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. Any parameter that would supplement quantum mechanics so as to make it like classical mechanics; local hidden variables have been proved to be inconsistent with quantum mechanics.
  2. An implicitly assumed influence.
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