Ontology:L96

1. quantum

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quantum

quantize

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1. The smallest unit of most physical objects or processes which is detectable during an interaction of two classical-scale objects.

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   quantum

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   noun (N)

   natural-language name of Sense

   quantum (packet)

2. The scale of physical interactions which is smaller than atoms.

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   quantum

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   adjective (A)

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   quantum-scale

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   adjective (A)

   natural-language name of Sense

   quantum (scale)

3. The figurative status of some material object being in an opaque superposition of possible states which cannot be observed without changing the object into a new state, while potentially entangled with the behavior of other objects in a similarly unknown state which have interacted with the object in question.

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   quantum

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   adjective (A)

   natural-language name of Sense

   quantum (not currently known)

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