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Curt curty at free.fr
Sat Aug 21 08:15:01 EDT 2004


On 2004-08-20, Reid Nichol <rnichol_rrc at yahoo.com> wrote:

> True, but this doesn't change the definition of the word.

> from dictionary.reference.com:
> The smallest amount of a physical quantity that can exist independently, 
> especially a discrete quantity of electromagnetic radiation.

That's the definition of the word "quantum"; it is not the definition of the 
expression "quantum leap".

curty at einstein:~$ dict "quantum leap"

1 definition found

>From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  quantum leap
       n : a sudden large increase or advance; "this may not insure
           success but it will represent a quantum leap from last
           summer" [syn: {quantum jump}]





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