Non-commuting observables are pairs of physical quantities in quantum mechanics that cannot be measured simultaneously with arbitrary precision. When the operators representing these observables do not commute, their measurements disturb one another, leading to inherent uncertainty. This concept is central to understanding quantum states and how they relate to observables in the quantum framework, highlighting the limitations of simultaneous measurement and the role of the uncertainty principle.
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