Quantum - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈkwɑːntəm|
Brit.
|ˈkwɒntəm|
noun
- a discrete amount of something that is analogous to the quantities in quantum theory
- (physics) the smallest discrete quantity of some physical property that a system can possess (according to quantum theory)
- (physics) the smallest discrete quantity of some physical property that a system can possess (according to quantum theory)
Extra examples
...the sum of human knowledge is now so immense that even a highly educated person can hope to absorb only a tiny quantum of it...
Einstein was awarded the Nobel Prize for his contribution to Quantum Theory.
Quantum mechanics is the study of the way atoms behave.
Word forms
noun
singular: quantum
plural: quanta
singular: quantum
plural: quanta
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