state (noun) — sense 2

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.

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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.
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Part of speech
noun

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