quantum

/หˆkwษ‘ntษ™m/

IPA: /K W AA1 N T AH0 M/

noun
  1. 1

    The total amount of something; quantity.

  2. 2

    The amount or quantity observably present, or available.

  3. 3

    The smallest possible, and therefore indivisible, unit of a given quantity or quantifiable phenomenon.

  4. 4

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

  5. 5

    A brief document provided by the judge, elaborating on a sentencing decision.

  6. 6

    The amount of time allocated for a thread to perform its work in a multithreaded environment.

adjective
  1. 1

    Of a change, sudden or discrete, without intermediate stages.

  2. 2

    Of a change, significant.

  3. 3

    Involving quanta, quantum mechanics or other aspects of quantum physics.

  4. 4

    Relating to a quantum computer.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/quantum