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English

Pronunciation

IPA: /ˈkwan.təm/

Noun

A property defineable as a number; a quantity.
The smallest possible, and therefore indivisible, unit of a given quantity or quantifiable phenomenon.
:* Planck's constant is the quantum of angular momentum.
:* The photon is the quantum of light.

Related terms

quantize

Translations

Finnish: määrä

German: Quantum

Finnish: kvantti
German: Quant, Minimum

Japanese: (りょうし, ryōshi)

Adjective

Of a change, significant
Involving quanta

Derived terms

Translations

Finnish: suuri, merkittävä, määrällinen

Italian: quantico, quantistico

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Italian

Noun

quantum (plural: quanta)

quantum

Synonyms

quanto

Category:Italian nouns

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Latin

Adjective

(quantus, quanta, quantum)

how much, how many

Declension

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Category:Latin adjectives

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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Quantum \Quan"tum\, n.; pl. Quanta. [L., neuter of quantus how
great, how much. See Quantity,]
1. Quantity; amount. "Without authenticating . . . the
quantum of the charges." --Burke.
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2. (Math.) A definite portion of a manifoldness, limited by a
mark or by a boundary. --W. K. Clifford.
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Quantum meruit[L., as much as he merited] (Law), a count in
an action grounded on a promise that the defendant would
pay to the plaintiff for his service as much as he should
deserve.

Quantum sufficit, or Quantum suff. [L., as much suffices]
(Med.), a sufficient quantity; -- abbreviated q. s. in
pharmacy.

Quantum valebat[L., as much at it was worth] (Law), a count
in an action to recover of the defendant, for goods sold,
as much as they were worth. --Blackstone.
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WordNet quantum
n 1: a discrete amount of something that is analogous to the
quantum in quantum theory
2: (physics) the smallest discrete quantity of some physical
property that a system can possess (according to quantum
theory)
[also: quanta (pl)]

Moby Dictionary
ASA scale , British candle , Hefner candle , Scheiner scale ,
aggregate , allotment , allowance , amount , amplitude , apportionment ,
atomerg , big end , bigger half , bit , bite , bougie decimale , budget ,
bulk , calorie , candle , candle lumen , candle power , candle-foot ,
candle-hour , candle-meter , chunk , commission , contingent , cut ,
deal , decimal candle , destiny , dinamode , dividend , dole , dyne , end ,
energid , equal share , erg , exposure meter , extent , fate , flux ,
foot-candle , foot-pound , force , half , halver , helping ,
horsepower-hour , horsepower-year , intensity , interest ,
international candle , joule , kilogram-meter , kilowatt-hour ,
lamp-hour , light , light meter , light quantum , lot , lumen ,
lumen meter , lumen-hour , lumeter , luminous flux ,
luminous intensity , luminous power , lux , magnitude , mass , matter ,
measure , measurement , meed , mess , modicum , moiety , numbers , part ,
percentage , photon , piece , portion , proportion , quantity , quota ,
rake-off , ration , segment , share , slice , small share , stake , stock ,
strength , substance , sum , total , unit of flux , unit of light ,
whole

FOLDOC quantum

time slice