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quantum
- IPA[ˈkwän(t)əm]
美式
- a discrete quantity of energy proportional in magnitude to the frequency of the radiation it represents.;an analogous discrete amount of any other physical quantity, such as momentum or electric charge.
noun: quantum, plural noun: quanta
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名詞
- 1. a discrete quantity of energy proportional in magnitude to the frequency of the radiation it represents.
- ▪ an analogous discrete amount of any other physical quantity, such as momentum or electric charge.
- ▪ the unit quantity of acetylcholine released at a neuromuscular junction by a single synaptic vesicle, contributing a discrete small voltage to the measured end-plate potential.
- 2. a required or allowed amount, especially an amount of money legally payable in damages the court must determine the quantum of compensation due
- ▪ a share or portion each man has only a quantum of compassion