quantumly
UK/ˈkwɒntəmli/
quantumly adverb: in a quantum manner; in terms of quantum theory; according to the laws of quantum mechanics.
Adverb
quantumly (not comparable)
- In a quantum manner; in terms of quantum theory; according to the laws of quantum mechanics.
- Make a transistor too small, for example, and electrons within it can simply vanish from one place and reappear in another because their location is quantumly indeterminate.2012 February 25, ‘An uncertain future’, The Economist
- Involving a massive increase, especially over a short time or seemingly at once; in one giant leap forwards.
- 'What's different now,' said Grove, 'is that the landscape of the city has changed again, as inevitably it does, and the number of people who want a production from the Manhattan Theatre Club has grown sort of quantumly[.]'1996, John W. Pereira, Opening Nights: 25 Years of the Manhattan Theatre Club, page 323
- So today, I am here today to talk about something equally important and quantumly more interesting I have to say.2012, Bola Essien-Nelson, The Diary of a Desperate Naija Woman in the Year 2011, page 142
Origin of quantumly
From quantum + -ly.
Questions about quantumly
- What does quantumly mean?
- Quantumly means in a quantum manner; in terms of quantum theory; according to the laws of quantum mechanics.
- What part of speech is quantumly?
- Quantumly is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce quantumly?
- Quantumly is pronounced /ˈkwɒntəmli/ (UK).
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