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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

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Recent Examples of quantum That is a challenge in the AI and coming quantum era. Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 1 Aug. 2025 Quantum does it inherently by actually trying to leverage what our quantum properties are. Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025 Her first step was to build a new foundation using quantum building blocks instead of classical one-way functions. Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 25 July 2025 Probably sooner rather than later, depending upon how fast quantum computing comes, will be the end of all passwords. Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 1 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for quantum
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  • This amount tops the total $75 million in 2024, the previous highest purse in tennis history, an increase of 20 percent.
    Adam Zagoria, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
  • Oceans are now storing 90% of the excess heat from global warming — and each of the last eight years has set a new record for the amount of heat stored in the ocean.
    Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025
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  • Hairstyles, hair color (and quantity) change over time.
    William Arruda, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
  • That data, in turn, drives decision-making, including over the kinds and quantities of drones to procure.
    ERIC SCHMIDT, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2025

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“Quantum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quantum. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.

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