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Comment author: wnoise 27 January 2011 05:53:55AM *  2 points [-]

The quantum numbers which define an electron

Careful. The quantum numbers are no more than a basis for describing an electron. I can describe a stick as spanning a distance 3 meters wide and 4 long, while a pebblesorter describes it as being 5 meters long and 0 wide, and we can both be right. The same thing can happen when describing a quantum object.

Comment author: Dreaded_Anomaly 27 January 2011 05:55:31AM 0 points [-]

Yes, I should have been more careful with my language. Thanks for pointing it out. Edited.