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phase space

noun Physics.

a hypothetical space constructed so as to have as many coordinates as are necessary to define the state of a given substance or system.

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Origin of phase space

First recorded in 1925–30

Words nearby phase space

phase modulation, phaseout, phase rule, phase shift keying, phases of matter, phase space, phase speed, phase-switching, phase transition, phase velocity, -phasia
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