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Meaning of quantum

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

quantum

Pronunciation:[ˈkwɑɾ̃əm]/ˈkwɒntəm//ˈkwɑntəm/

noun

Definitions

  1. The total amount of something; quantity.

  2. The amount or quantity observably present, or available.

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

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

adjective

Definitions

  1. Of a change, sudden or discrete, without intermediate stages.

  2. Of a change, significant.

  3. Involving quanta, quantum mechanics or other aspects of quantum physics.

  4. Relating to a quantum computer.