Quantum

4 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.
        [1913 Webster]
  


     2. (Math.) A definite portion of a manifoldness, limited by a
        mark or by a boundary. --W. K. Clifford.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     {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 Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  104 Moby Thesaurus words for "quantum":
     ASA scale, British candle, Hefner candle, Scheiner scale,
     aggregate, allotment, allowance, amount, amplitude, apportionment,
     atomerg, big end, bigger half, bit, bite, bougie decimale, budget,
     bulk, calorie, candle, candle lumen, candle power, candle-foot,
     candle-hour, candle-meter, chunk, commission, contingent, cut,
     deal, decimal candle, destiny, dinamode, dividend, dole, dyne, end,
     energid, equal share, erg, exposure meter, extent, fate, flux,
     foot-candle, foot-pound, force, half, halver, helping,
     horsepower-hour, horsepower-year, intensity, interest,
     international candle, joule, kilogram-meter, kilowatt-hour,
     lamp-hour, light, light meter, light quantum, lot, lumen,
     lumen meter, lumen-hour, lumeter, luminous flux,
     luminous intensity, luminous power, lux, magnitude, mass, matter,
     measure, measurement, meed, mess, modicum, moiety, numbers, part,
     percentage, photon, piece, portion, proportion, quantity, quota,
     rake-off, ration, segment, share, slice, small share, stake, stock,
     strength, substance, sum, total, unit of flux, unit of light,
     whole
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  quantum
       
          {time slice}