decoupling
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[diːˈkʌpəlɪŋ]
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[diːˈkʊpəlɪŋɡ]
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Noun
The act or process by which something is decoupled. The unhitching of railcars.
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The act or process by which something is decoupled. The disentangling of economic interdependencies.
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The emission of photons during Recombination.
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Directly combining in a low energy state (ground state) is less efficient, so these hydrogen atoms generally form with the electrons still in a high-energy state, and once combined, the electrons quickly release energy in the form of one or more photons as they transition to a low energy state. This release of photons is known as photon decoupling.
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decouplings