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quantal
[
kwon
-tl]
/ˈkwɒn tl/
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adjective
,
Physics.
1.
of or relating to
quanta
or
quantum mechanics
.
Origin of
quantal
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1915-1920
First recorded in
1915-20;
quant(um)
+
-al
1
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British Dictionary definitions for
quantal
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quantal
/
ˈkwɒntəl
/
adjective
1.
of or relating to a quantum or an entity that is quantized
2.
denoting something that is capable of existing in only one of two states
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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