position-momentum uncertainty
Position-momentum uncertainty refers to the fundamental limitation in measuring both the position and momentum of a subatomic particle accurately. According to Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle, the more precisely we try to determine the position of a particle, the less precisely we can know its momentum, and vice versa. This implies that the exact values of both position and momentum cannot be simultaneously determined with absolute certainty.
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