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QUANTUM JUMP

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A sudden large increase or advance

Example:

this may not insure success but it will represent a quantum leap from last summer

Synonyms:

quantum jump; quantum leap

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("quantum jump" is a kind of...):

jump; leap (a sudden and decisive increase)

Sense 2

Meaning:

(physics) an abrupt transition of an electron or atom or molecule from one quantum state to another with the emission or absorption of a quantum

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("quantum jump" is a kind of...):

jump; leap; saltation (an abrupt transition)

Domain category:

natural philosophy; physics (the science of matter and energy and their interactions)

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