Quanta

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Quantum \Quan"tum\, n.; pl. {Quanta}. [L., neuter of quantus how
     great, how much. See {Quantity},]
     1. Quantity; amount. "Without authenticating . . . the
        quantum of the charges." --Burke.
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     2. (Math.) A definite portion of a manifoldness, limited by a
        mark or by a boundary. --W. K. Clifford.
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     {Quantum meruit}[L., as much as he merited] (Law), a count in
        an action grounded on a promise that the defendant would
        pay to the plaintiff for his service as much as he should
        deserve.
  
     {Quantum sufficit}, or {Quantum suff.} [L., as much suffices]
        (Med.), a sufficient quantity; -- abbreviated {q. s.} in
        pharmacy.
  
     {Quantum valebat}[L., as much at it was worth] (Law), a count
        in an action to recover of the defendant, for goods sold,
        as much as they were worth. --Blackstone.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  quantum
       n 1: a discrete amount of something that is analogous to the
            quantum in quantum theory
       2: (physics) the smallest discrete quantity of some physical
          property that a system can possess (according to quantum
          theory)
       [also: {quanta} (pl)]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  quanta
       See {quantum}