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a given or particular mass or aggregate of matter the sum of human knowledge is now so immense that even a highly educated person can hope to absorb only a tiny quantum of it

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Recent Examples of quantum In the new work, researchers show how to factor an integer of any size with a single qubit and three components known as oscillators — readily available devices typically associated with other quantum technology, like optics systems. Stephen Ornes, Quanta Magazine, 9 June 2025 Today quantum strangeness is no longer confined to theory. Andrea Gawrylewski, Scientific American, 3 June 2025 Despite these challenges, the quantum computing industry has achieved notable milestones. Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025 Its implications are cosmic, but the quantum realm is definitively a human one. Andrea Gawrylewski, Scientific American, 3 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for quantum
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Noun
  • That amount is about 200x less than what industry insiders estimate OpenAI spent training its GPT-4 model.
    Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 19 June 2025
  • With overtime, controllers in the most complex airspace routinely make more than twice that amount.
    Joel Rose, NPR, 19 June 2025
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  • Known as the enhanced supplementary leverage ratio, the measure regulates the quantity and quality of capital banks should be keeping on their balance sheets.
    Jeff Cox, CNBC, 25 June 2025
  • At least there’s quantity for a change, if not enough quality.
    Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 24 June 2025

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“Quantum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quantum. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

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