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Noun

1. 1
   A theory developed in the early 20th century, according to which nuclear and radiation phenomena can be explained by assuming that energy only occurs in discrete amounts called quanta. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   (physics) a physical theory that certain properties occur only in discrete amounts (quanta) wordnet
3. 3
   Modern quantum mechanics. countable, uncountable

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atomismbuzzwordcultural tropefigurativemetaphormetaphoric

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classicalclassical mechanicsclassical physicsclassical theory