# wavefunction

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈweɪv.fʌŋ(k).ʃən/ · frequency rank #85,933

## Definitions
1. A mathematical function that describes the propagation of the quantum mechanical wave associated with a particle (or system of particles), related to the probability of finding the particle in a particular region of space.

## Etymology
From wave + function.

## Source
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