0 the smallest amount or unit of something, especially energy:
quantum theory
1 the smallest amount of energy that can be measured
2 an amount of something:
Long-term study of solar radiation regimes in a tropical wet forest using quantum sensors and hemispherical photographs.
Long-term study of solar radiation regimes in a tropical wet forest using quantum sensors and hemispherical photography.
The most distinctive feature of quantum theory - the interference of probabilities - is thus expressed equally well in position space and momentum space.
All hospitals must provide a reasonable quantum of free or below cost patient care.
In recent years, these two notions of complexity have begun to interact within the quantum information field.
There are others, like those quantum theory asserts exist, that pertain to metaphysical indeterminacy and the non-existence of certain facts in the world.
His areas of interest include evolutionary computation, quantum computation, and the intersections between computer science, cognitive science, evolutionary biology, and the arts.
The problem is to reach the extremely high densities required for the electron quantum degeneracy.
