quantumentities
nounUK /ˈkwɒntəm ˈɛntɪtiz/
US /ˈkwɑːntəm ˈɛntətiz/
Tiny things that come in very small, fixed amounts.
The scientist studied quantumentities of light to understand how energy works.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The smallest possible pieces of something in physics.
Light travels as quantumentities called photons.
3. Fixed amounts of energy that cannot be split further.
Electrons jump between levels by absorbing quantumentities of energy.
4. Small discrete items counted one by one rather than in a smooth flow.
The data arrived as quantumentities, each a separate packet.