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Curt
curty at free.fr
Sat Aug 21 08:15:01 EDT 2004
On 2004-08-20, Reid Nichol <rnichol_rrc at yahoo.com> wrote:
> True, but this doesn't change the definition of the word.
> from dictionary.reference.com:
> The smallest amount of a physical quantity that can exist independently,
> especially a discrete quantity of electromagnetic radiation.
That's the definition of the word "quantum"; it is not the definition of the
expression "quantum leap".
curty at einstein:~$ dict "quantum leap"
1 definition found
>From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
quantum leap
n : a sudden large increase or advance; "this may not insure
success but it will represent a quantum leap from last
summer" [syn: {quantum jump}]
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