quantum
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- noun
- /ˈkwɒntəm/
- Specialized
- In quantum theory, a photon is considered a quantum of light.
- quantum mechanics
- quantum theory
- quantum physics
Examples
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Every kind of particle is a quantum of some field.
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Think about quantum entanglement.
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Okay, class, we talked last week about quantum states.
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I mean, I believe in quantum physics.
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And they will have to modify that quantum state and split it.
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I would suggest that it may be even more helpful for understanding quantum mechanics.
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Are you having any trouble with quantum entanglement?
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The emergence of quantum effects on a macroscopic level.
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The idea behind quantum information processing is to use quantum superposition states to transmit, store, and process information.
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In addition, proper treatment of chemical bonding must take into consideration quantum effects, which further increase computational demands.
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Compounds
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A branch of physics that explains how very small particles like atoms and electrons behave
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The study of how matter and energy behave inside atoms and very small particles
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A theory in physics that says some things like energy exist only as small, separate amounts
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A machine that uses tiny particles' strange behaviour to solve some problems much faster than normal computers
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A branch of physics explaining how very small particles and fields interact
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A theory in physics that explains how light and tiny particles interact
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A physics theory explaining the strong force that holds quarks inside protons and neutrons
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A sudden change in an electron's energy level when it gains or loses energy
- Jargon
A joke name for a sorting method that tries random orders until the list is sorted and is very slow
How Classical
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Surface Forms
Etymology
The word quantum comes from the Latin quantus, meaning 'how much', and is related to the word quantity. In physics, it came to mean the smallest possible 'amount' or unit of something, so a quantum is the tiniest separate piece of energy or matter.