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excited
vs.
ground state
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excited vs. ground state
excited
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sahy
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adjective
stirred emotionally;
agitated
:
An excited crowd awaited the arrival of the famed rock group.
stimulated to activity;
brisk
:
an excited buying and selling of stocks.
ground state
noun
the state of least energy of a particle, as an atom, or of a system of particles.