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Quantum : (noun)
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)
Based on WordNet 2.0
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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.
2. (Math.) A definite portion of a manifoldness, limited by a
mark or by a boundary. --W. K. Clifford.
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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Quantum :
time slice
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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