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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. (physics) an abrupt transition of an electron or atom or molecule from one quantum state to another with the emission or absorption of a quantum;

2. a sudden large increase or advance;
- Example: "this may not insure success but it will represent a quantum leap from last summer"
[syn: quantum leap, quantum jump]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

quantum jump
    n 1: (physics) an abrupt transition of an electron or atom or
         molecule from one quantum state to another with the
         emission or absorption of a quantum
    2: a sudden large increase or advance; "this may not insure
       success but it will represent a quantum leap from last
       summer" [syn: quantum leap, quantum jump]