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Quantum theory   /kwˈɑntəm θˈɪri/   Listen
Quantum theory

noun
1.
(physics) a physical theory that certain properties occur only in discrete amounts (quanta).





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... The Planck-Bohr quantum theory that the energy of a body cannot vary continuously, but only by a certain finite amount, or exact multiples of this amount, had been the key that unlocked the door. But always it had been Lucius Tode who led the way. Tode was a graduate of the University of Virginia, and ...
— Astounding Stories of Super-Science, May, 1930 • Various


Words linked to "Quantum theory" :   indeterminacy principle, scientific theory, natural philosophy, physics, uncertainty principle


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