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NOUN (2)

1. a discrete amount of something that is analogous to the quantities in quantum theory;

2. (physics) the smallest discrete quantity of some physical property that a system can possess (according to quantum theory);


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 meruit[L., 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 valebat[L., 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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

quantum n 1: a discrete amount of something that is analogous to the quantities in quantum theory 2: (physics) the smallest discrete quantity of some physical property that a system can possess (according to quantum theory)
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
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018):

time slice quantum time quantum (Or "time quantum", "quantum") The period of time for which a process is allowed to run uninterrupted in a pre-emptive multitasking operating system. The scheduler is run once every time slice to choose the next process to run. If the time slice is too short then the scheduler will consume too much processing time but if it is too long then processes may not be able to respond to external events quickly enough. (1998-11-06)