a given or particular mass or aggregate of matter
the sum of human knowledge is now so immense that even a highly educated person can hope to absorb only a tiny quantum of it
Recent Examples on the WebYes, but: The share this year has tapered as In-Q-Tel has focused on AI and quantum computing.—Alan Neuhauser, Axios, 17 Oct. 2024 And so a lot of Tribes are still using blood quantum sort of as relics from that time.—Abc News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2024 The startup, launched in 2022 by Fath and Sam Mizrahi, has also recently partnered with researchers to design a faster and more accurate credit scoring system using machine learning and quantum computing.—João Medeiros, WIRED, 14 Oct. 2024 This is now important for, among other things, quantum cryptography, which takes advantage of the fact that encrypted messages cannot be copied without also being corrupted.—Shayla Love, The Atlantic, 11 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for quantum
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