Physics a state in which the energy of a physical system is well defined by quantum mechanics
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energy level
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- The energy characteristic of a stationary state of a physical system, especially a quantum mechanical system.
- The stationary state of a quantum mechanical system. Also called In both senses also called energy state .
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One of a set of states of a physical system associated with a range of energies. Electrons in an atom, for example, can shift between the different energy levels corresponding to orbitals in different shells. Also called energy state
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