quantum
English
/ˈkwɒntəm/, /ˈkwɑntəm/, [ˈkʰwɑn.tʰəm]
noun
Definitions
- (now) The total amount of something; quantity.
- The amount or quantity observably present, or available.
- (physics) The smallest possible, and therefore indivisible, unit of a given quantity or quantifiable phenomenon.
- (math) A definite portion of a manifoldness, limited by a mark or by a boundary.
- (legal) A brief document provided by the judge, elaborating on a sentencing decision.
- (computing) The amount of time allocated for a thread to perform its work in a multithreaded environment.
Etymology
Derived from Latin quantum (however much), quantus (how much, how many, of what size).
Origin
Latin
quantus
Gloss
how much, how many, of what size
Concept
Semantic Field
Cognition
Ontological Category
Other
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- hyperquantum English
- nonquantum English
- postquantum English
- prequantum English
- quantic English
- quantity English
- quanton English
- quantum sufficit English
- quantumlike English
- quantumly English
- quantumness English
- semiquantum English
- subquantum English
- ultraquantum English
- quantisper Latin
- quantocius Latin
- quantum Latin
- quantumlibet Latin
- quantus Latin
- quantuscumque Latin
- quantuslibet Latin
- quantusvis Latin
- kvantum Hungarian
- quanto Italian
- kwantum Dutch, Flemish
- quant French
- quantum French
- cuanto Spanish, Castilian
- cuánto Spanish, Castilian
- kvantum Norwegian Bokmål
- kvantum Norwegian Nynorsk
- candam Irish
- quant Old French
- quàntum Catalan, Valencian
- cât Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- quant Middle French
- quantia Old Portuguese
- quanto Old Portuguese
- cãt Aromanian
- *kʷijentos Proto-Italic
- cuántu Asturian
- can Old Occitan
- cont Dalmatian