QuantaWordNet Explorer

(physics) the smallest discrete quantity of some physical property that a system can possess (according to quantum theory)

how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify

the science of matter and energy and their interactions

a quantum of energy (in a crystal lattice or other system) that has position and momentum and can in some respects be regarded as a particle

a discrete amount of something that is analogous to the quantities in quantum theory

the concept that something has a magnitude and can be represented in mathematical expressions by a constant or a variable