delocalized
Not in one place
Delocalized describes something that has been spread out or dispersed rather than concentrated in one place.
In chemistry, it most often refers to electrons that are not associated with a single atom or bond but instead distributed across multiple atoms in a molecule, as in the delocalized electrons of benzene that give it unusual stability.
More generally, anything that was once localized but has been distributed or diffused can be called delocalized: The company's delocalized workforce operates across three continents.
Quantum state's mathematical representation
- superpositionCoexisting in multiple states
- entanglementState of being intertwined
- coherenceLogical internal consistency
- decoherenceLoss of quantum coherence
nonlocality · Heisenberg · uncertainty · Schrodinger · tunneling · interference · smeared · probabilistic
Verb form variation system
- resonanceAmplified oscillation at natural frequency
- aromaticityCyclic pi-electron stabilization
- orbitalRevolving around another
- benzeneAromatic hydrocarbon solvent
chromophore · bonding · stabilization · conductivity · graphene · fullerene
Lacking single authority
- networkInterconnected system
- nodesPoints of connection
- peer-to-peerServerless network architecture
- cloudAtmospheric water vapor mass
datacenters · multisite · replication · dispersed · federated · mesh · redundancy · geographic
Scattering across space
- diffusionPassive molecular spreading
- disseminationWide distribution of information
- migrationMovement to new territory
- proliferationRapid increase in quantity
scattering · permeation · distribution · diaspora · displacement · refugees · transplanted · scattered
wavefunction
Quantum state's mathematical representation
- superpositionCoexisting in multiple states
- entanglementState of being intertwined
- coherenceLogical internal consistency
decoherence · nonlocality · Heisenberg · uncertainty · Schrodinger · tunneling · interference · smeared · probabilistic · measurement
conjugation
Verb form variation system
- resonanceAmplified oscillation at natural frequency
- aromaticityCyclic pi-electron stabilization
- orbitalRevolving around another
benzene · chromophore · bonding · stabilization · conductivity · graphene · fullerene
decentralized
Lacking single authority
- networkInterconnected system
- nodesPoints of connection
- peer-to-peerServerless network architecture
cloud · datacenters · multisite · replication · dispersed · federated · mesh · redundancy · geographic · remote
dispersion
Scattering across space
- diffusionPassive molecular spreading
- disseminationWide distribution of information
- migrationMovement to new territory
proliferation · scattering · permeation · distribution · diaspora · displacement · refugees · transplanted · scattered · uprooted
delocalizedlocalized
Restricted to one place
concentrated · fixed · confined · pinpointed · positioned