action at a distance
Britishnoun
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Albert Einstein famously called entanglement "spooky action at a distance," and scientists have previously observed the effect in systems involving photons, electrons and trapped ions.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
The best winter storm-watching combines lashing rain, high winds, monstrous whitecaps — and a warm and/or safe place to view the action at a distance.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 9, 2022
Scientists have captured the first ever image of a phenomenon which Albert Einstein once described as "spooky action at a distance".
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2019
Their discoveries and quandaries about spooky action at a distance and feline superpositions were so deliciously disorienting that they’ve been endlessly rehashed by other authors.
From Nature ● Mar. 19, 2018
In close connection with action at a distance is the question of distant production of hypnotic sleep.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 613, October 1, 1887 by Various
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