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many-worlds interpretation

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noun

  1. an interpretation of quantum mechanics based on the idea that every possible event exists in its own world

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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But if you subscribe to the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics, there’s another universe somewhere in which everybody — whether teen, adult, male, female or nonbinary — sings just like Alanis Morissette.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 16, 2022

The many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics states that every possible outcome to every decision ever made will each happen, and each outcome exists in its own parallel universe.

From The Guardian Aug. 22, 2019

One of the young physicists in Austin at the time was David Deutsch, who later became a staunch advocate of the many-worlds interpretation.

From Scientific American Mar. 21, 2018

In quantum mechanics, the many-worlds interpretation states that every event causes the universe to split off into different versions that encompass all possibilities.

From Slate Jul. 28, 2017

Distinguishing Everett's many-worlds interpretation from standard quantum theory is tough because both make exactly the same predictions.

From Nature May 19, 2015

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