Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun quantum

2 senses of quantum

Sense 1
quantum -- (a discrete amount of something that is analogous to the quantities in quantum theory)
       => quantity -- (the concept that something has a magnitude and can be represented in mathematical expressions by a constant or a variable)

Sense 2
quantum -- ((physics) the smallest discrete quantity of some physical property that a system can possess (according to quantum theory))
       => measure, quantity, amount -- (how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify)