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alexz commented on the word macroscopicity
It's how 'big' something is on the quantum physics scale.
http://physics.aps.org/synopsis-for/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.160403
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Is "macroscopicity" even a word? "Synopsis: Quantum-ness Put on the Scale" http://bit.ly/104mzQn via @APSPhysicsEd"
it appears yes, it is a word, used in science.
Soviet Physics: Solid state - Volume 3, Part 1 - Page 27
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Furthermore, as in the case of dislocations these difficulties can sometimes be overcome by using the macroscopicity of the number of captured electrons. In actual fact, if the charge of the holes per unit of dislocation length is small compared ...
April 20, 2013