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quantum Definition

quan·tum (kwän′təm)

noun pl. -·ta-tə

  1. quantity, or amount
  2. a specified quantity; portion
  3. in the quantum theory, a (or the) fixed, elemental unit, as of energy, angular momentum, etc.

Etymology: L, neut. sing. of quantus, how much: see quantity

quantum Law Definition

Latin

An amount; the necessary or desired portion; the required or needed amount or share.
quantum Telecom Definition
The elementary quantity of radiant energy, a photon. See also photon.
quantum Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • damage: The court of law is the appropriate forum to establish issues of liability and quantum of damages.
  • energy: Planck constant; h The fundamental constant equal to the ratio of the energy of a quantum of energy to its frequency.
  • claim: That, if it were correct, would affect the quantum of the claim.
  • action: I described it as the elementary quantum of action.

Converse of object

  • assess: Only then can we assess quantum ( the value ) of the claim.
  • treat: The enzyme will now be constructed using AMBER, and the active site treated quantum mechanically.
  • call: Quantum theory goes back to a scientist Max Planck who in 1900 presented the theory that energy comes in discreet units called quanta.

Adjective modifier

  • fractional: Abstract R.N. Palmer and D. Jaksch, High field fractional quantum Hall effect in optical lattices, Phys.

Modifies a noun

  • mechanic: In quantum mechanics, a system can never have an energy of exactly zero.
  • leap: A quantum leap in artistic terms for Scott, every song a winner.
  • physic: At school she is an ace at quantum physics.
  • dot: These materials are prepared both as thin films and isolated quantum dots.
  • computation: It is a challenging task to study these problems in the setting of quantum computation.
  • cryptography: You can learn more on quantum cryptography from our tutorials.

Noun used with modifier

  • time-slice: The minimum time-slice quantum allowed by the Threads Module under Solaris is 1 millisecond.
  • einstein: Rev. Lett. , 30 April 2001. ) atomic physics computers einstein quantum theory COMPLEXITY AT LOW REYNOLDS NUMBER.
  • initio: The GAMESS-UK Benchmark is designed to represent the typical range of calculations commonly performed by the ab initio quantum chemist.
  • physics: Rev. Lett. , 30 April 2001. ) atomic physics computers einstein quantum theory COMPLEXITY AT LOW REYNOLDS NUMBER.
  • fluorescence: The indicators show a large increase of the fluorescence quantum yield upon increasing Ca2+ concentration.
  • spin: The modulation frequency corresponds to the Larmor precession frequency of the spin, or the Zeeman energy splitting of the spin quantum state.