Schrodinger's Cat Definition

A hypothetical cat that is depicted as being surrounded by perfectly uncertain circumstances that make an external observer absolutely unable to deem the cat either alive or dead , especially if the possibilities of survival of the cat are expected to be analysed from the point of view of quantum mechanics . Typically, these circumstances involve the cat being inside a box while being the victim of a danger that may or may not kill it, such as radiation .

Any hypothetical situation whose circumstances make it impossible to see which among two contrary propositions is correct , especially if the situation is expected to be analysed from the point of view of quantum mechanics .

The thought experiment which was devised by Erwin Schrödinger , is usually considered a paradox , involves a Schrödinger's cat and is typically supposed to be analysed from the point of view of quantum mechanics .