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quan·ta

(kwŏn′tə)

Plural of quantum.

quanta

(ˈkwɒntə)

(Atomic Physics) the plural of quantum

quan•tum

(ˈkwɒn təm)

n., pl. -ta (-tə),
adj. n.

1. quantity or amount: the least quantum of evidence.

2. share; portion.

3. a large quantity.

a. the smallest excitation of a quantized wave or field, as a photon or phonon.

b. the fundamental unit of a quantized physical property, as angular momentum, and the smallest amount by which its magnitude can change.

adj.

5. sudden and significant: a quantum increase in productivity.

[1610–20; Latin quantus how much]

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Wherefore you shall observe, that the more deep and sober sort of politic persons, in their greataess, are ever bemoaning themselves, what a life they lead; chanting a quanta patimur

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The theory of quanta suggests that the continuity is only apparent.

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These results indicate that the geometry of space is made out of quanta analogous to photons of light or an atom's energy levels.