QUANTUM
\kwˈɒntəm], \kwˈɒntəm], \k_w_ˈɒ_n_t_ə_m]\
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(physics) the smallest discrete quantity of some physical property that a system can possess (according to quantum theory)
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a discrete amount of something that is analogous to the quantum in quantum theory
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