An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics
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The condition of the wave-function of an electron if it is confined to a small region of a large system rather than being extended through the system.

Verbal noun of → localize.

1) To confine, restrict, or attribute to a particular locality.
2) To become local, especially to become fixed in one area or part.

From → local + → -ize

A physical condition in which the assumption of the → local thermodynamic equilibrium does not hold.

→ non-; → local thermodynamic equilibrium.