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quantum jumps

quantum jumps is the plural of quantum jump.

Meaning of quantum jump

Noun

quantum jump (plural quantum jumps)

  1. Synonym of quantum leap.
    • In Italy on a long summer leave, William [T.] Golden had a different response: […] But one thing I wrote him was, "We, the USA, should intensify our efforts toward development of superweapons. […] A quantum jump in intensity is called for as a matter of urgency comparable in every way to the...1995, Richard Rhodes, chapter 19, in Dark Sun: The Making of the Hydrogen Bomb
    Synonyms:
    quantum leap

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Questions about quantum jumps

What is quantum jumps the plural of?
Quantum jumps is the plural of quantum jump.

Words near quantum jumps in the dictionary

  1. quantum interference
  2. quantum interferences
  3. quantum jump
  4. quantum jumped
  5. quantum jumping
  6. quantum jumps
  7. quantum leap
  8. quantum leaped
  9. quantum leaping
  10. quantum leaps
  11. quantum limit

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