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QUANTUM

\kwˈɒntəm], \kwˈɒntəm], \k_w_ˈɒ_n_t_ə_m]\

Definitions of QUANTUM

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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(physics) the smallest discrete quantity of some physical property that a system can possess (according to quantum theory)
a discrete amount of something that is analogous to the quantum in quantum theory

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

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

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

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

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

A certain definite amount.

1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop

The quantity; the amount.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

n. [Latin] Quantity ; amount.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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