action at a distance
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Coherence is also closely tied to quantum entanglement, the phenomenon that prompted Albert Einstein to describe it as "spooky action at a distance."
From Science Daily ● Jul. 5, 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
Earlier studies had shown this problem to be mathematically equivalent to the question of spooky action at a distance — also known as quantum entanglement.
From Nature ● Jan. 15, 2020
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
It is true that even in everyday experience weight, which is in a sense action at a distance, plays a very important part.
From Sidelights on Relativity by Einstein, Albert
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