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quantal

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(kwän′təl)

adjective

of or having to do with quanta or quantum mechanics

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adjective

Physics
a. Of or relating to a quantum or a quantized system.
b. Existing in only one of two possible states.
Biology Of or designating an all-or-none response or effect: a quantal reaction.

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quanˈtal·ly adverb

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