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Etymology 1
Abbreviation
Noun
EPR (plural EPRs)
- (aviation) Initialism of engine pressure ratio (the ratio of pressure between exhaust and inlet of a jet engine).
- (finance) Initialism of expected profit rate.
- (physics) Initialism of European Pressurised Reactor, a type of nuclear reactor.
Etymology 2
From the initials of the three theoreticians to conceived of the paradox, Einstein (Albert Einstein), Podolsky (Boris Podolsky), Rosen (Nathan Rosen).
Proper noun
EPR
- (uncountable, physics) Ellipsis of EPR paradox. Initialism of Einstein Podolsky Rosen.
Derived terms
(Einstein Podolsky Rosen):
- ER=EPR / EPR=ER (a conjecture about the nature of the universe that connects quantum physics to spacetime physics)
- EPR telephone (a conjecture to communicate non-locally, faster than light, back in time)
Anagrams
- ERP, PER, Per., RPE, Rep, Rep., per, per-, per., pre, pre-, rep