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quantum

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noun/ˈkwɒntəm//ˈkwɑntəm/[ˈkʰwɑ̃ntʰə̃m]
  1. 1

    The total amount of something; quantity.South-Asiacountableuncountable

    • The reader will perhaps be curious to know the quantum of this present, but we cannot satisfy his curiosity.
    • A certain quantum of power must always exist in the community, in some hands, and under some appellation.
  2. 2

    The total amount of something; quantity.; The amount of compensation awarded to a successful party in a lawsuit.South-Asiacountableuncountable

  3. 3

    The total amount of something; quantity.; The length or magnitude of the sentence handed down to someone who has been found guilty of a crime.South-Asiacountableuncountable

  4. 4

    The amount or quantity observably present, or available.countableuncountable

    • Each man has only a quantum of compassion, he argued, and mine is used up for the day.
  5. 5

    The smallest possible, and therefore indivisible, unit of a given quantity or quantifiable phenomenon.countableuncountable

    • The quantum of light energy was later called a photon.
  6. 6

    The amount of time allocated for a thread to perform its work in a multithreaded environment.countableuncountable

  7. 7

    Ellipsis of quantum computing.abbreviationalt-ofellipsis

    • Developing for quantum has never been more accessible.
  8. 8

    The minimum dose of a pathogen required to cause an infection.countableuncountable

  9. 9

    Amount of goods produced or demanded.countableuncountable

  10. 10

    A definite portion of a manifoldness, limited by a mark or by a boundary.countableuncountable

    • Defined parts of a manifoldness are called Quanta
adj/ˈkwɒntəm//ˈkwɑntəm/[ˈkʰwɑ̃ntʰə̃m]
  1. 1

    Of a change, sudden or discrete, without intermediate stages.not-comparable

  2. 2

    Of a change, significant.informalnot-comparable

  3. 3

    Involving quanta, quantum mechanics or other aspects of quantum physics.not-comparable

    • Some of the most beautiful and thus appealing physical theories, including quantum electrodynamics and quantum gravity, have been dogged for decades by infinities that erupt when theorists try to prod their calculations into new domains. Ge
  4. 4

    Involving quanta, quantum mechanics or other aspects of quantum physics.; Relating to a quantum computer.not-comparable

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