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Quantum Jump

nounid 117626·updated May 18, 2026
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an abrupt transition of an electron, atom, or molecule from one quantum state to another with the emission or absorption of a quantum

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synonym
quantum leap
plural
Quantum Jumps
possessive
Quantum Jump's
pluralpossessive
Quantum Jumps'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary2 sensesview framework →
§1
a sudden large increase or advance
§2
an abrupt transition of an electron, atom, or molecule from one quantum state to another with the emission or absorption of a quantum

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