QUANTUM JUMP as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a sudden large increase or advance
   Synonym(s)
   • quantum leap (what does quantum leap mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • this may not insure success but it will represent a quantum leap from last summer
   Hypernyms(s) quantum jump is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • jump (what does jump mean?)
   • leap (what does leap mean?)
2. Meaning
   • (physics) an abrupt transition of an electron or atom or molecule from one quantum state to another with the emission or absorption of a quantum
   Hypernyms(s) quantum jump is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • leap (what does leap mean?)
   • jump (what does jump mean?)
   • saltation (what does saltation mean?)