Quantum

['kwɒntəm] or ['kwɑntəm]

(noun.) (physics) the smallest discrete quantity of some physical property that a system can possess (according to quantum theory).

(noun.) a discrete amount of something that is analogous to the quantities in quantum theory.

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(n.) Quantity; amount.

(n.) A definite portion of a manifoldness, limited by a mark or by a boundary.

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n. quantity: amount:—pl. Quan′ta.—Quantum sufficit—as much as is sufficient.

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