quantum

/ˈkwɒntəm/noun
High School
1

The total amount of something; quantity.

2

The amount of compensation awarded to a successful party in a lawsuit.

3

The length or magnitude of the sentence handed down to someone who has been found guilty of a crime.

4

The amount or quantity observably present, or available.

5

The smallest possible, and therefore indivisible, unit of a given quantity or quantifiable phenomenon.

6

The amount of time allocated for a thread to perform its work in a multithreaded environment.

7

Ellipsis of quantum computing.

8

The minimum dose of a pathogen required to cause an infection.

9

A definite portion of a manifoldness, limited by a mark or by a boundary.

Thesaurus

Sound Patterns & Rhymes

Alliteration

Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)

Assonance

Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing

Consonance

Words sharing similar consonant sound patterns — adds texture and cohesion to writing