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Question: What is the Heisenberg uncertainty principle?

Answer: The Heisenberg uncertainty principle states that it is impossible to simultaneously know both the exact position and momentum of a particle with absolute certainty.

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The more accurately we measure a particle's position, the less accurately we can know its momentum, and vice versa.

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