How quantum technology could change the world | BBC Ideas – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.It's been almost 100 years since physicists Erwin Schrodinger and Werner Heisenberg blew apart our understanding of the Universe
2.Instead of a world ruled by certainty, where everything was definite and precise, the theory they developed described a world that was fuzzy and uncertain
3.They asserted that at the microscopic level, atoms behave in unpredictable ways
4.Particles can exist in several places at once and pass through energy barriers like ghosts drifting through solid walls
5.Welcome to quantum mechanics
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR B2)
describing
A2To represent in words.
Example:
"describing it as "spooky action at a distance"."
experiment
B2A test under controlled conditions made to either demonstrate a known truth, examine the validity of a hypothesis, or determine the efficacy of something previously untried.
Example:
"Well, take a look at a thought experiment"
destinations
B1The act of destining or appointing.
Example:
"through multiple destinations"
scientists
A2One whose activities make use of the scientific method to answer questions regarding the measurable universe. A scientist may be involved in original research, or make use of the results of the research of others.
Example:
"Scientists believe the power of quantum computing"
alongside
A2Along the side; by the side; side by side with.
Example:
"Alongside quantum computing,"
eruptions
A2A violent ejection, such as the spurting out of lava from a volcano.
Example:
"from earlier warnings of earthquakes or volcanic eruptions"
relatively
A2Proportionally, in relation to some larger scale thing.
Example:
"relatively secure."
knowledge
A2The fact of knowing about something; general understanding or familiarity with a subject, place, situation etc.
Example:
"they can be secure in the knowledge"
affecting
A2To influence or alter.
Example:
"affecting the exchanges and alerting them to any potential interception."
properties
A2Something that is owned.
Example:
"but harnessing the wonderful, mysterious properties"
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| describing | A2 | To represent in words. |
| experiment | B2 | A test under controlled conditions made to either demonstrate a known truth, examine the validity of a hypothesis, or determine the efficacy of something previously untried. |
| destinations | B1 | The act of destining or appointing. |
| scientists | A2 | One whose activities make use of the scientific method to answer questions regarding the measurable universe. A scientist may be involved in original research, or make use of the results of the research of others. |
| alongside | A2 | Along the side; by the side; side by side with. |
| eruptions | A2 | A violent ejection, such as the spurting out of lava from a volcano. |
| relatively | A2 | Proportionally, in relation to some larger scale thing. |
| knowledge | A2 | The fact of knowing about something; general understanding or familiarity with a subject, place, situation etc. |
| affecting | A2 | To influence or alter. |
| properties | A2 | Something that is owned. |
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