ground state vs state

state vs ground state

ground state and state both are nouns.

ground state is not a verb while state is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ground state	Yes	No	No	No
state	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, state is a hypernym of ground state; that is, state is a word with a broader meaning than ground state:

ground state: (physics) the lowest energy state of an atom or other particle
state: the way something is with respect to its main attributes

ground state (noun)	state (noun)
(physics) the lowest energy state of an atom or other particle	the way something is with respect to its main attributes
	a politically organized body of people under a single government
	the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state
	the territory occupied by a nation
	the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
	a state of depression or agitation
	(chemistry) the three traditional states of matter are solids (fixed shape and volume) and liquids (fixed volume and shaped by the container) and gases (filling the container)

ground state (verb)	state (verb)
	express in words
	put before
	indicate through a symbol, formula, etc.

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