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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesquanto
Pronunciation / Transliteration: quanto
"Il quanto di energia è fondamentale nella fisica moderna."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A discrete quantity of energy proportional in magnitude to the frequency of the radiation it represents.
"Light is emitted and absorbed in discrete packets called quanta."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Early 17th century (in the sense 'how much', used as a noun): from Latin, neuter of quantus 'how much'. The current physics sense dates from the early 20th century.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Quantum" is said worldwide
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quantum
Transliteration: quantum
"La physique quantique étudie les quanta d'énergie."
Quant
Transliteration: Quant
"Ein Quant ist die kleinste Größe einer physikalischen Grösse."
quanto
Transliteration: quanto
"Il quanto di energia è fondamentale nella fisica moderna."
cuanto
Transliteration: cuanto
"Un cuanto es la cantidad mínima de cualquier entidad física."
quanto
Transliteration: quanto
"A teoria dos quantos revolucionou a física."
क्वांटम
Transliteration: kvāṇṭam
"क्वांटम भौतिकी ब्रह्मांड के रहูस्यों को समझती है।"
量子
Transliteration: liàngzǐ
"量子计算将改变未来的科技格局。"
양자
Transliteration: yangja
"양자 컴퓨터는 기존 컴퓨터보다 훨씬 강력합니다."
量子
Transliteration: ryōshi
"量子力学は現代物理学の基礎です。"
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