quantum leap

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Noun quantum leap has 1 sense

quantum leap, quantum jump - a sudden large increase or advance; "this may not insure success but it will represent a quantum leap from last summer"
--₁ is a kind of jump, leap

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Quantum Leap

A term used to describe a significant and sudden advancement or progress.

Definitions:

1. Noun - Physics

A phenomenon in quantum mechanics where a particle transitions instantaneously between two energy states without passing through any intermediate state.

Example sentence: The electron made a quantum leap, moving from the ground state to an excited state.

2. Noun - Figurative

A major, often revolutionary, progress or breakthrough in any field of study or endeavor.

Example sentence: The discovery of penicillin was a quantum leap in medicine.

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