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quantum theory

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.01 in modern English

Syllables
quan-tum the-o-ry
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A theory developed in the early 20th century, according to which nuclear and radiation phenomena can be explained by assuming that energy only occurs in discrete amounts called quanta.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Modern quantum mechanics.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

quantum theories (plural)

Questions

What does quantum theory mean?
A theory developed in the early 20th century, according to which nuclear and radiation phenomena can be explained by assuming that energy only occurs in discrete amounts called quanta.

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