quantum theory

quan·tum the·o·ry

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kwon-tuh m thee-uh-ree, theer-ee]
- /ˈkwɒn təm ˈθi ə ri, ˈθɪər i/
- /ˈkwɒn.təm ˈθɪəri/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kwon-tuh m thee-uh-ree, theer-ee]
- /ˈkwɒn təm ˈθi ə ri, ˈθɪər i/

Definitions of quantum theory words

noun quantum theory any theory predating quantum mechanics that encompassed Planck's radiation formula and a scheme for obtaining discrete energy states for atoms, as Bohr theory. 1
noun quantum theory any theory that treats certain phenomena by the methods of quantum mechanics: a quantum theory of gravitation. 1
noun quantum theory theory of atomic and subatomic particles 1
noun quantum theory a theory concerning the behaviour of physical systems based on Planck's idea that they can only possess certain properties, such as energy and angular momentum, in discrete amounts (quanta). The theory later developed in several equivalent mathematical forms based on De Broglie's theory and on the Heisenberg uncertainty principle 0
noun quantum theory the theory that energy is not absorbed or radiated continuously but discontinuously, and only in multiples of definite, indivisible units (quanta) 0

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Origin of quantum theory

First appearance:

before 1910

One of the 15% newest English words

First recorded in 1910-15

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Synonyms for quantum theory

noun quantum theory

atomic theory — any theory in which matter is regarded as consisting of atoms, esp that proposed by John Dalton postulating that elements are composed of atoms that can combine in definite proportions to form compounds
bohr theory — a theory of atomic structure that explains the spectrum of hydrogen atoms. It assumes that the electron orbiting around the nucleus can exist only in certain energy states, a jump from one state to another being accompanied by the emission or absorption of a quantum of radiation

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