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quantum.

The total amount of something; quantity.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkwɒntəm/Received-Pronunciation/ˈkwɑntəm/Atlantic-Canada, General-American[ˈkʰwɑ̃ntʰə̃m][ˈkʰwɑ̃ɾ̃ə̃m]
  1. The total amount of something; quantity.

    South-Asia · countable · uncountable
  2. The total amount of something; quantity. The amount of compensation awarded to a successful party in a lawsuit.

    South-Asia · countable · uncountable
  3. The total amount of something; quantity. The length or magnitude of the sentence handed down to someone who has been found guilty of a crime.

    South-Asia · countable · uncountable
  4. The amount or quantity observably present, or available.

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

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

    countable · uncountable
  7. Ellipsis of quantum computing.

    abbreviation · alt-of · ellipsis · uncountable
    Developing for quantum has never been more accessible.
  8. The minimum dose of a pathogen required to cause an infection.

    countable · uncountable
  9. Amount of goods produced or demanded.

    countable · uncountable
  10. A definite portion of a manifoldness, limited by a mark or by a boundary.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Late Latin quantum, noun use of neuter form of Latin quantus (“how much”).

adj/ˈkwɒntəm/Received-Pronunciation/ˈkwɑntəm/Atlantic-Canada, General-American[ˈkʰwɑ̃ntʰə̃m][ˈkʰwɑ̃ɾ̃ə̃m]
  1. Of a change, sudden or discrete, without intermediate stages.

    not-comparable
  2. Of a change, significant.

    informal · not-comparable
  3. Involving quanta, quantum mechanics or other aspects of quantum physics.

    not-comparable
  4. Involving quanta, quantum mechanics or other aspects of quantum physics. Relating to a quantum computer.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

From Late Latin quantum, noun use of neuter form of Latin quantus (“how much”).

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