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  • 1quantum — I. noun (plural quanta) Etymology: Latin, neuter of quantus how much Date: 1567 1. a. quantity, amount b. portion, part c. gross quantity ; bulk …

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  • 2Quantum dot cellular automaton — Quantum Dot Cellular Automata (sometimes referred to simply as quantum cellular automata, or QCA) Any device designed to represent data and perform computation, regardless of the physics principles it exploits and materials used to build it, must …

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  • 3quantum leap — ➔ leap2 * * * quantum leap UK US noun [S] ► a very large improvement or development in something: a quantum leap in sth »The past two decades have seen a quantum leap in globalization and outsourcing. »Anglian s managing director described the… …

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  • 4quantum leap — also .quantum jump n a very large and important development or improvement quantum leap in ▪ There has been a quantum leap in the range of the wines sold in the UK. ▪ The treatment of breast cancer has taken a quantum leap forward …

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  • 5quantum leap — noun count a very big change or improvement …

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  • 6quantum leap — noun a sudden large increase or advance this may not insure success but it will represent a quantum leap from last summer • Syn: ↑quantum jump • Hypernyms: ↑jump, ↑leap * * * noun see quantum jump II * * * …

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  • 7Quantum Performance Measurement System — Das Quantum Performance Measurement System (QPMS) bezeichnet ein Performance Measurement System, mit dem die Umsetzung der Unternehmensstrategie gefördert sowie der Grad der Zielerreichung dieser kontrolliert werden kann. Der Ansatz wurde in den… …

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  • 8Quantum dot solar cell — Spin cast quantum dot solar cell built by the Sargent Group at the University of Toronto. The metal disks on the front surface are the electrical connections to the layers below. Quantum dot solar cells are an emerging field in solar cell… …

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  • 9quantum jump — noun 1. (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 • Topics: ↑physics, ↑natural philosophy • Hypernyms: ↑leap, ↑jump, ↑saltation …

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  • 10Quantum flux parametron — Invented by Eiichi Goto (後藤英一) at the University of Tokyo, the Quantum Flux Parametron (QFP) is an improvement over his earlier parametron (パラメトロン) based digital logic technology. Unlike its predecessor, QFP uses superconducting Josephson… …

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