plural quanta
ˈkwän-tə 
1
: large, significant
a quantum improvement
2
: of, relating to, or employing the principles of quantum mechanics
quantum physics
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Noun
the sum of human knowledge is now so immense that even a highly educated person can hope to absorb only a tiny quantum of it
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Yuval Boger, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
The update will give researchers a more precise view of electron behavior and could advance research in quantum computing and energy storage.
—Nicole Cobler, Axios, 16 Oct. 2024
Quanta Magazine, 6 Nov. 2024
Of course the quantum physicist with a Heisenberg principle tattoo ends up proposing to the clean-energy-policy consultant with a hydrogen molecule tattoo.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Adopt a hybrid approach to quantum and classical computing.
—Yuval Boger, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
The update will give researchers a more precise view of electron behavior and could advance research in quantum computing and energy storage.
—Nicole Cobler, Axios, 16 Oct. 2024
Adjective
That’s fast enough to trigger vortices, but gentle enough to preserve the quantum phase.
—Quanta Magazine, 6 Nov. 2024
Of course the quantum physicist with a Heisenberg principle tattoo ends up proposing to the clean-energy-policy consultant with a hydrogen molecule tattoo.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Quantum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quantum. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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quantum
noun
quan·tum
ˈkwänt-əm
plural quanta
ˈkwänt-ə
1
: one of the very small increments or parcels into which many forms of energy are subdivided
a molecule of rhodopsin in the human eye can cause a response to a single quantum of light
2
: one of the small molecular packets of a neurotransmitter (as acetylcholine) released into the synaptic cleft in the transmission of a nerve impulse across a synapse
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