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physics
[ fiz-iks ]
noun
- the science that deals with matter, energy, motion, and force.
physics
/ ˈfɪzɪks /
noun
- the branch of science concerned with the properties of matter and energy and the relationships between them. It is based on mathematics and traditionally includes mechanics, optics, electricity and magnetism, acoustics, and heat. Modern physics, based on quantum theory, includes atomic, nuclear, particle, and solid-state studies. It can also embrace applied fields such as geophysics and meteorology
- physical properties of behaviour
the physics of the electron
- archaic.natural science or natural philosophy
physics
/ fĭz′ĭks /
- The scientific study of matter, energy, space, and time, and of the relations between them.
- The behavior of a given physical system, especially as understood by a physical theory.
physics
- The scientific study of matter and motion. ( See mechanics , optics , quantum mechanics , relativity , and thermodynamics .)
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Quantum computers solve problems by exploiting the strange properties of matter and energy at very small scales, as described by the science of quantum physics.
It is the latest development in quantum computing - tech which uses principles of particle physics to create a new type of computer able to solve problems ordinary computers cannot.
"But let those young people get the help they need, not be at the back of the queue from a hundred people who don't want to be in physics."
Even our technology is natural, in the truest sense: It’s entirely based on resources drawn from our environment, and operates according to the laws of physics.
Ms Masango enrolled at the University of Zululand at 16 to study physics, but after becoming pregnant and failing some modules, she had to drop out.
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