state
Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/steɪt/]
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1. state (noun) — sense 1
Definition: A condition; a set of circumstances applying at any given time.
Example: a state of being
2. state (noun) — sense 2
Definition: A condition; a set of circumstances applying at any given time.: A complete description of a system, consisting of parameters that determine all properties of the system.
Example: States in which the energy has definite values are called stationary states of a system; they are described by wave functions Ψₙ which are the eigenfunctions of the Hamiltonian operator, i.e. which satisfy the equation ĤΨₙ = EₙΨₙ, where Eₙ are the eigenvalues of the energy.
3. state (noun) — sense 3
Definition: A condition; a set of circumstances applying at any given time.: A mess; disorder; a bad condition or set of circumstances.
Example: absolute state
4. state (verb) — sense 4
Definition: To declare to be a fact.
Example: He stated that he was willing to help.
5. state (verb) — sense 5
Definition: To make known.
Example: State your intentions.
6. state (adj) — sense 6
Definition: Stately.
Example: The ſhepheardes ſwayne you cannot well ken, / But it be by his pride, from other men: / They looken bigge as Bulles, that bene bate, / And bearen the cragge ſo ſtiffe and ſo ſtate, / As Cocke on his dunghill, crowing cranck.
Structure of the word
Roots:- steh₂ (Proto-Indo-European)
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