as in breakthroughs
a sudden large change or improvement
Prices have taken a quantum leap upward. The new drug is a quantum leap in the fight against cancer.
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Porat pointed to breakthroughs in health care as proof of AI’s broader promise.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
26 Oct. 2025 -
University research and private-sector breakthroughs have shown that quantum computing is real.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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