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negativity

negativity

9.9
A number that shows how strongly two quantum parts are linked
  • noun
  • /ˌnɛɡəˈtɪvɪti/
  • Specialized
translation icon : negatividad
  • Calculating the negativity of a bipartite quantum state requires analyzing the partial transpose of its density matrix.

Examples

  • So he says absolute negativity, pure being for self, is implicit in this consciousness.

  • However, the inequality constraint of negativity is difficult to impose, but it is a check on the validity of the statistical results.

    Academic text (1992)
  • To be more consistent with consumer behavior, the constraints of homogeneity, summability, symmetry, and negativity are considered in the budget-constrained demand function.

    Academic text (1992)
  • The researchers further hypothesized that these effects on attention and emotion could be measured directly in the form of a well-known brain response called error-related negativity, or ERN.

    Blog text (11)
  • In quantum information theory, researchers measure the negativity of entangled states to understand their properties.

  • The study revealed that the negativity in quantum states can provide insight into their entanglement effects.

How Entangled

negativity
  • Specialized
9.9
entanglement
3 6.3
eigenstate
  • Specialized
1 9.9

Surface Forms

negativity singular
negativities plural

Morphology

negativity = negative (opaque) = negative + ity

Although morphologically 'negative' + '-ity', this is a field-specific technical term in quantum information whose precise meaning (a particular entanglement measure) is not predictable from the everyday adjective.

Etymology

Negativity here still follows the idea of negative from Latin negare 'to say no', meaning 'not positive', but used in a technical way. In quantum science the name negativity points to the 'negative' parts in a calculation, and more negativity means the two parts of a system are more strongly linked (more entangled).