A state (country) which has sovereignty over a defined geographic area, is independent of any other country, and has its own government.

plural of unitary state

A quantum state of three qubits which has the following shape: |W⟩=1/√(|001⟩+|010⟩+|100⟩). It is remarkable for representing a specific type of multipartite entanglement and for occurring in several applications in quantum information theory.

plural of W state

plural of city-state

plural of purple state

An unofficial nickname for the state of Connecticut in the United States of America.

An unofficial nickname for the state of California in the United States of America.

Pennsylvania State University

(informal) California State University, Sacramento