Quantum

n.	1.	Quantity; amount.
	2.	(Math.) A definite portion of a manifoldness, limited by a mark or by a boundary. Quantum meruit (Law) a count in an action grounded on a promise that the defendant would pay to the plaintiff for his service as much as he should deserve. Quantum sufficit (Med.) a sufficient quantity; - abbreviated q. s. in pharmacy. Quantum valebat (Law) a count in an action to recover of the defendant, for goods sold, as much as they were worth. - Blackstone.

Noun	1.	quantum - a discrete amount of something that is analogous to the quantum in quantum theory
	2.	quantum - (physics) the smallest discrete quantity of some physical property that a system can possess (according to quantum theory)

quantum - time slice

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