quantum

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Synonyms: quantam, squantum

Antonyms: quantam, squantum

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|now|_|chiefly|_|South Asia|or|law}} The total [[amount]] of something; [[quantity]]. {{defdate|from 17th c.}}
2. The [[amount]] or [[quantity]] observably [[present]], or [[available]]. {{defdate|from 18th c.}}
3. {{lb|en|physics}} The [[smallest]] [[possible]], and therefore [[indivisible]], unit of a given [[quantity]] or quantifiable [[phenomenon]]. {{defdate|from 20th c.}}
4. {{lb|en|computing}} The amount of time allocated for a [[thread]] to perform its [[work]] in a [[multithreaded]] [[environment]].
5. {{lb|en|computing|uncountable}}{{topic|en|Quantum computing}} {{ellipsis of|en|quantum computing}}.
6. {{lb|en|medicine}} The [[minimum]] [[dose]] of a [[pathogen]] required to cause an [[infection]].
7. {{lb|en|economics}} Amount of goods produced or demanded.
8. {{lb|en|math}} A definite portion of a [[manifoldness]], limited by a mark or by a boundary.

Adjective

1. Of a change, [[sudden]] or [[discrete]], without intermediate stages.
2. {{lb|en|informal}} Of a change, [[significant]].
3. {{lb|en|physics}}{{topic|en|Quantum mechanics}} Involving [[quanta]], [[quantum mechanics]] or other aspects of [[w:quantum physics|quantum physics]].

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