quantum-leap
quantum jump
noun
1.
Physics. an abrupt transition of a system described by quantum mechanics from one of its discrete states to another, as the fall of an electron in an atom to an orbit of lower energy.
2.
any sudden and significant change, advance, or increase.
Also called quantum leap.
Origin:
1925–30
1925–30
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| quantum leap or quantum jump | |
| —n | |
| a sudden highly significant advance; breakthrough | |
| [C20: from its use in physics meaning the sudden jump of an electron, atom, etc from one energy level to another] | |
| quantum jump or quantum jump | |
| —n | |
| [C20: from its use in physics meaning the sudden jump of an electron, atom, etc from one energy level to another] | |
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| quantum jump
A change from one quantum state to another, as when an electron orbiting a nucleus moves from one shell to another with the loss or gain of a quantum of energy. |
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