phase space

/feɪz speɪs/
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Definitions of phase space
  1. noun
    (physics) an ideal space in which the coordinate dimensions represent the variables that are required to describe a system or substance
    “a multidimensional phase space”
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    types:
    dynamical system
    (physics) a phase space together with a transformation of that space
    chaos
    (physics) a dynamical system that is extremely sensitive to its initial conditions
    type of:
    infinite, space
    the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
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