Associations to the word «Wigner»

Wiktionary

WIGNER ENERGY, noun. (physics) Energy stored in the graphite moderators of a nuclear reactor

Dictionary definition

WIGNER, noun. United States physicist (born in Hungary) noted for his work on the structure of the atom and its nucleus (1902-1995).

Wise words

Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even the interpretation and use of words involves a process of free creation.
Noam Chomsky