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Look up: quantum

  1. quantum
    Latin, meaning: (+ gen.) as much of ... as.
    Found on http://archives.nd.edu/qqq.htm

  2. quantum
    Latin, meaning: adv, regard to, as much as, the more, the greater
    Found on http://archives.nd.edu/qqq.htm

  3. quantum
    Latin, meaning: how much?, how much!, as much as.
    Found on http://archives.nd.edu/qqq.htm

  4. Quantum
    The smallest discrete amount of any quantity (plural: quanta).
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contrib

  5. quantum
    [n] - (physics) the smallest quantity of some physical property that a system can possess (according to quantum theory)
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  6. Quantum
    The Latin term 'Quantum' means, in a UK legal context: 'how much, an amount'.
    Found on http://www.clickdocs.co.uk/glossary/quan

  7. Quantum
    The smallest unit of a discrete property. For instance, the quantum of charge is the charge on the proton.
    Found on http://www.diracdelta.co.uk/science/sour

  8. quantum
    quanta. A discrete packet of energy.
    Found on http://antoine.frostburg.edu/chem/senese

  9. quantum
    Quantum is the smallest quantity of energy that can be emitted (or absorbed) in the form of electromagnetic radiation. Energy of a quantum (E) is equal to E = h·? where h is Planck constant and ? is the frequency of the radiation.
    Found on http://www.ktf-split.hr/periodni/en/abc/

  10. quantum
    Something which comes in discrete units. Eg, money is quantized (divided into units); it comes in quanta (divisions) of one cent.
    Found on http://www.shodor.org/UNChem/glossary.ht

  11. Quantum
    The smallest physically realizable unit of something. A quantum of light has the special name of photon.
    Found on http://www.nhm.ac.uk/hosted_sites/pe/200

  12. quantum
    the elementary energy of radiation of frequency v: the energy hv. Category: Physics • smallest amount of a physical quantity that can be associated with given phenomenon,when the observable quantity is restricted to a discrete set of values Category: Chemistry • D.the ranges ...
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  13. Quantum
    In a damages claim the amount to be determined by the court
    Found on http://www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk/infoa

  14. Quantum
    How much, an amount
    Found on http://www.lawteacher.net/Glossary.php

  15. Quantum
    Monetary value of the action.
    Found on http://www.tssa.org.uk/en/what-we-can-do

  16. Quantum
    Quan'tum noun ; plural Quanta . [ Latin , neuter of quantus how great, how much. See Quantity ,] 1. Quantity; amount. 'Without authenticating . . . the quantum of the charges.' Burke. 2. (...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/Q/4

  17. quantum
    <unit> The fundamental unit of electromagnetic energy. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  18. quantum
    noun (physics) the smallest discrete quantity of some physical property that a system can possess (according to quantum theory)
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  19. quantum
    (kwahn´tәm) an elemental unit of energy; the amount emitted or absorbed at each step when energy is emitted or absorbed by atoms or molecules.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001

  20. Quantum
    • (n.) Quantity; amount. • (n.) A definite portion of a manifoldness, limited by a mark or by a boundary.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  21. quantum
    in physics, discrete natural unit, or packet, of energy, charge, angular momentum, or other physical property. Light, for example, appearing in some ... [24 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/q/4

  22. quantum
    quantum (s), quanta (pl) 1. Greatness, amount; a quantity or amount of anything. 2. In physics, the smallest discrete quantity of a physical property, e.g., electromagnetic radiation or angular momentum. 3. The smallest unit used to measure a physical property. 4. Also, as an adjective, sudden, dramatic, and significant (a quantum leap,...
    Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/inf

  23. quantum
    time slice
    Found on http://foldoc.org/quantum

  24. quantum
    smallest physically observable value of a quantity that changes in a discrete manner by multiples of the value
    Found on http://www.electropedia.org/iev/iev.nsf/

  25. quantum
    smallest physically observable value of a quantity that changes in a discrete manner by multiples of the value
    Found on http://www.electropedia.org/iev/iev.nsf/



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