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Qabalanounan esoteric or occult matter resembling the mystical Jewish teachings, based on esoteric writings, that is traditionally secretverified
Qabalahnounan esoteric or occult matter resembling the mystical Jewish teachings, based on esoteric writings, that is traditionally secretverified
Qabbalanounan esoteric or occult matter resembling the mystical Jewish teachings, based on esoteric writings, that is traditionally secretverified
Qabbālāhnounan esoteric or occult matter resembling the mystical Jewish teachings, based on esoteric writings, that is traditionally secretverified
Qatnounthe leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make teaverified
Qednounshortened form of "quod erat demonstrandum," usually used at the end of a mathematical or scientific proof to show the desired outcome has been accomplishedverified
Qinounin Chinese philosophy, the circulating life energy that is thought to be inherent in all thingsverified
Quackerynounmedical practice and advice based on observation and experience in ignorance of scientific findingsverified
QuadrantnounShort name referring to technology that provides tamper-resistant protection to cryptographic equipment.Physical
Quadraphonic SystemnounMWEa stereophonic sound recording or reproducing system using four separate channelsverified
Quadraphonynouna stereophonic sound recording or reproducing system using four separate channelsverified
Quadratic EquationnounMWEan equation in which the highest power of an unknown quantity is a squareverified
Quadricnouna curve or surface whose equation (in Cartesian coordinates) is of the second degreeverified
Quadric SurfacenounMWEa curve or surface whose equation, in Cartesian coordinates, is of the second degreeverified
Quadriparanounin obstetrics, a woman who has given birth to a viable infant in each of four pregnanciesverified
Quadriviumnounin the Middle Ages, a higher division of the curriculum in a medieval university involving arithmetic, music, geometry and astronomyverified
Quadroonnouna person of 1/4th African descent and 3/4th of European descent; dated racial term, considered offensive todayverified
Quaestornounany of several public officials of ancient Rome, usually in charge of finance and administrationverified
Quail BushnounMWEspiny shrub with silvery-scurfy foliage of alkaline plains of southwestern United States and Mexicoverified
qualificationnounAn attribute or accomplishment that makes someone suitable for a particular job or activity.Role
qualified personnelnounMWEA person who is certified or licensed to work in a specific field; competent person.Role
Qualifiernouna contestant who meets certain requirements and so qualifies to take part in the next stage of competitionverified
Qualifyingnounthe grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phraseverified
Qualifying AdjectivenounMWEan adjective that ascribes to its noun the value of an attribute of that nounverified
Qualitative AssessmentnounMWEUse of a set of methods, principles, or rules for assessing risk based on nonnumeric categories or levels.Process
Quality AssurancenounMWEThe purpose of this function is to review the software project activities and to test the software products throughout their life cycle in order to determine if they are meeting the functional specifications of the users and are following the established plans, standards, and procedures to maintain a desired level of quality for a service or product.Process
Quality of LifenounMWEyour personal satisfaction or dissatisfaction with the cultural or intellectual conditions under which you live, as distinct from material comfortverified
Quality of ServicenounMWEThe measurable end-to-end performance properties of a network service, which can be guaranteed in advance by a Service-Level Agreement between a user and a service provider, so as to satisfy specific customer application requirements. Note: These properties may include throughput (bandwidth), transit delay (latency), error rates, priority, security, packet loss, packet jitter, etc.Capability
Quandarynounstate of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable optionsverified
QuandongnounAustralian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruitverified
Quantificationnouna limitation imposed on the variables of a proposition, as by the quantifiers "some" or "all" or "no"verified
Quantifiernoun(logic) a word (such as `some' or `all' or `no') that binds the variables in a logical propositionverified
Quantitative AnalysisnounMWEchemical analysis to determine the amounts of each element in the substanceverified
Quantitative AssessmentnounMWEUse of a set of methods, principles, or rules for assessing risks based on the use of numbers where the meanings and proportionality of values are maintained inside and outside the context of the assessment.Process
Quantitynounthe concept that something has a magnitude and can be represented in mathematical expressions by a constant or a variableverified
Quantity UnitnounMWEa measure of the quantity of electricity, determined by the amount of an electric current and the time for which it flowsverified
Quantumnounthe smallest discrete quantity of some physical property that a system can possess, according to quantum theoryverified
Quantum ElectrodynamicsnounMWEa relativistic quantum theory of the electromagnetic interactions of photons and electrons and muonsverified
Quantum Field TheorynounMWEthe branch of quantum physics that is concerned with the theory of fieldsverified
Quantum JumpnounMWEan abrupt transition of an electron, atom, or molecule from one quantum state to another with the emission or absorption of a quantumverified
Quantum MechanicsnounMWEthe branch of quantum physics that accounts for matter at the atomic levelverified
Quantum TheorynounMWEa theory in physics that energy consists of discrete units of energy, called quantaverified
QuarantinenounStore files containing malware in isolation for future disinfection or examination.Control
Quarknounfresh unripened cheese of a smooth texture made from pasteurized milk, a starter, and rennetverified
Quartnouna British imperial capacity measure, liquid or dry, equal to 2 pints or 1.136 litersverified
Quarter DaynounMWEquarter days were the four dates in each year on which servants were hired, school terms started, and rents were due, falling on four religious festivals roughly three months apart and close to the two solstices and two equinoxesverified
Quarter HorsenounMWEa small powerful horse originally bred for sprinting in quarter-mile races in Virginiaverified