perturbative
UK/pə'tə:bətiv/US
C2
Definitions
adj.
Relating to or using small disturbances, especially in physics calculations
微扰的，扰动的（尤指物理计算中）
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedperturbthrough, thoroughly
+
-ativedisturb, confuse, crowd
=perturbative
perturb + -ative (tending to / relating to) = relating to perturbation. A technical term, chiefly in physics: perturbative methods approximate a solution by treating a small disturbance step by step.
Example Sentences
- 1.
The team used a perturbative approach to model the weak interaction.