1. A discrete amount of something that is analogous to the quantities in quantum theory 
2. (physics) the smallest discrete quantity of some physical property that a system can possess (according to quantum theory)

Derived forms: quanta

See also: quantal

Type of: amount, measure, quantity

Encyclopedia: Quantum

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