(humorous) Indicates something or someone whose current state is unknown, mixed or depends on some future action.

(countable) A surname from German. / Schrödinger: Ellipsis of Schrödinger Crater.; A crater in LQ30, Moon, Earth-Moon System, Solar System

plural of Schrödinger

plural of Schrödinger's kitten

plural of Schrödinger's cat

plural of Schrödinger's equation

Alternative form of Schrödinger equation

A hypothetical cat that is depicted as being surrounded by perfectly uncertain circumstances that make an external observer absolutely unable to deem the cat either alive or dead, especially if the possibilities of survival of the cat are expected to be analysed from the point of view of quantum mechanics. Typically, these circumstances involve the cat being inside a box while being the victim of a danger that may or may not kill it, such as radiation.

The thought experiment which was devised by Erwin Schrödinger, is usually considered a paradox, involves a Schrödinger's cat and is typically supposed to be analysed from the point of view of quantum mechanics.

(informal, physics) Any of several experiments that show the paradoxical effects of quantum mechanics on a small scale, especially one that shows an atom to be in two places at the same time.