QUANTAL

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Of or relating to a quantum or capable of existing in only one of two states

Synonyms:

quantal; quantized

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Domain category:

natural philosophy; physics (the science of matter and energy and their interactions)

Pertainym:

quantum ((physics) the smallest discrete quantity of some physical property that a system can possess (according to quantum theory))

Derivation:

quantum ((physics) the smallest discrete quantity of some physical property that a system can possess (according to quantum theory))

quantum (a discrete amount of something that is analogous to the quantities in quantum theory)