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Meaning
Noun
●
In South Asian English & Law:
The total amount of something; quantity.
The amount of
compensation
awarded
to a
successful
party
in a lawsuit.
The
length
or
magnitude
of the
sentence
handed down
to someone who has been found
guilty
of a crime.
●
The amount or
quantity
observably
present, or available.
●
In Physics:
The
smallest
possible, and therefore
indivisible
,
unit
of a given
quantity
or
quantifiable
phenomenon.
●
In Computing:
The amount of time
allocated
for a
thread
to
perform
its
work in
a
multithreaded
environment.
●
In Computing & Quantum computing:
Short for
quantum
computing.
●
In Medicine:
The
minimum
dose
of a
pathogen
required to cause an infection.
●
In Mathematics:
A
definite
portion
of a
manifoldness
,
limited
by a
mark
or by a boundary.
Adj
●
Of a change,
sudden
or
discrete
, without
intermediate
stages.
●
Of a change, significant.
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In Physics & Quantum mechanics:
Involving
quanta
,
quantum mechanics
or other
aspects
of
quantum
physics.
●
In Physics, Quantum mechanics & Theory of computing:
Involving
quanta
,
quantum mechanics
or other
aspects
of
quantum
physics.
Relating to a
quantum
computer.
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Origin
quantum
English
quantum
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Antonyms
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