Quantum — meaning in English
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English meaning
- quantum noun The smallest discrete amount of something, especially a fixed unit of energy in physics.
Senses
Quantum is used for these senses in English:
- quantum (physics) The smallest possible, and therefore indivisible, unit of a given quantity or quantifiable phenomenon. [from 20th c.]
quantum — full definition
- noun The smallest discrete amount of something, especially a fixed unit of energy in physics.
- adj Involving quantum mechanics — the physics of matter and energy at the atomic and subatomic scale.
- adj Sudden and dramatic rather than gradual — used loosely for a major leap forward.