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单词 quantum
释义 quan·tum
\ˈkwäntəm sometimes ˈkwȯn-\ noun
(plural quan·ta \-tə\)
Etymology: Latin, neuter of quantus how much — more at quantity
1.
 a. : quantity, amount
  < the quantum of proof needed >
  < the quantum of damages to be assessed >
  < the tiny quantum of popular knowledge on any matter — John Buchan >
  < the quantum of the sin — Robert Burns >
 b. : a certain or an allotted amount : portion
  < in almost all men … are quanta of love and tenderness — Levon West >
  < the Indian blood quantum of the population — D.P.Delorme >
 c. : gross quantity : aggregate, bulk
  < the total quantum of securities … that circulate in the economy — H.V.R.Iengar >
  < increase the quantum of material well-being — H.J.Laski >
2. obsolete : something having quantity : body
3.
 a. : one of the very small increments or parcels into which many forms of energy are subdivided and which are always associated directly or indirectly with a frequency ν such that the quantum is equal to ν multiplied by Planck constant
 b. : one of the small subdivisions of a quantized physical magnitude (as molecular spin, angular velocity, magnetic moment) — compare light quantum, magneton, phonon, photon
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