[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

quantum \quan"tum\, n.; pl. quanta. l., neuter of quantus how
   great, how much. see quantity,
   1. quantity; amount. "without authenticating . . . the
      quantum of the charges." --burke.
      1913 webster

   2. math. a definite portion of a manifoldness, limited by a
      mark or by a boundary. --w. k. clifford.
      1913 webster

   quantum meruitl., as much as he merited law, a count in
      an action grounded on a promise that the defendant would
      pay to the plaintiff for his service as much as he should
      deserve.

   quantum sufficit, or quantum suff. l., as much suffices
      med., a sufficient quantity; -- abbreviated q. s. in
      pharmacy.

   quantum valebatl., as much at it was worth law, a count
      in an action to recover of the defendant, for goods sold,
      as much as they were worth. --blackstone.
      1913 webster
see also:
quanta quantity quantum meruit quantum sufficit quantum suff. q. s. 
quantum valebat 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

quantum
     n 1: a discrete amount of something that is analogous to the
          quantum in quantum theory
     2: physics the smallest discrete quantity of some physical
        property that a system can possess according to quantum
        theory
     also: quanta pl
see also:
quanta 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

104 moby thesaurus words for "quantum":
   asa scale, british candle, hefner candle, scheiner scale,
   aggregate, allotment, allowance, amount, amplitude, apportionment,
   atomerg, big end, bigger half, bit, bite, bougie decimale, budget,
   bulk, calorie, candle, candle lumen, candle power, candle-foot,
   candle-hour, candle-meter, chunk, commission, contingent, cut,
   deal, decimal candle, destiny, dinamode, dividend, dole, dyne, end,
   energid, equal share, erg, exposure meter, extent, fate, flux,
   foot-candle, foot-pound, force, half, halver, helping,
   horsepower-hour, horsepower-year, intensity, interest,
   international candle, joule, kilogram-meter, kilowatt-hour,
   lamp-hour, light, light meter, light quantum, lot, lumen,
   lumen meter, lumen-hour, lumeter, luminous flux,
   luminous intensity, luminous power, lux, magnitude, mass, matter,
   measure, measurement, meed, mess, modicum, moiety, numbers, part,
   percentage, photon, piece, portion, proportion, quantity, quota,
   rake-off, ration, segment, share, slice, small share, stake, stock,
   strength, substance, sum, total, unit of flux, unit of light,
   whole

[4] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

quantum
     
        time slice
     
     
see also:
time slice 

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