quantum
The total amount of something; quantity.
Noun 4 meanings
The total amount of something; quantity.
The amount or quantity observably present, or available.
The smallest possible, and therefore indivisible, unit of a given quantity or quantifiable phenomenon.
The amount of time allocated for a thread to perform its work in a multithreaded environment.
Adjective 3 meanings
Of a change, sudden or discrete, without intermediate stages.
Of a change, significant.
Involving quanta, quantum mechanics or other aspects of quantum physics.
Etymology
From Late Latin quantum, noun use of neuter form of Latin quantus (“how much”).
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QUANTUM at a glance
QUANTUM has 7 letters and scores 18 points in Scrabble (Q 10 + U 1 + A 1 + N 1 + T 1 + U 1 + M 3) and 22 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #6,301 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with quantum
All rhymes- MOMENTUM14
- ULTIMATUM13
- POSTPARTUM16
- SEPTUM10
- SCROTUM11
- SANCTUM11
- ARBORETUM13
- STRATUM9
- DATUM8
- DICTUM11
- STRIATUM10
- SPUTUM10
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