Quantum

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A quantity or amount.
  • n. A specified portion.
  • n. Something that can be counted or measured.
  • n. Physics The smallest amount of a physical quantity that can exist independently, especially a discrete quantity of electromagnetic radiation.
  • n. Physics This amount of energy regarded as a unit.
  • adj. Relating to or based upon quantum mechanics.
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  • adj. Of a change, sudden or discrete, without intermediate stages.
  • adj. Of a change, significant.
  • adj. Involving quanta
  • adj. Relating to a quantum computer
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Quantity; amount.
  • n. A definite portion of a manifoldness, limited by a mark or by a boundary.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. That which has quantity; a concrete quantity.
  • n. A prescribed, proper, or sufficient amount.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a discrete amount of something that is analogous to the quantities in quantum theory
  • n. (physics) the smallest discrete quantity of some physical property that a system can possess (according to quantum theory)
    • Equivalent
    quantum suff   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    quantity   
    Cross Reference
    quantum meruit    quantum valebat    quantum sufficit   
    Variant
    quanta   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    quantity    amount    share   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    subspace    thermal    molecular    spatial    statistical   
     
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