quantum jump

1. 1.

   (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

   Broaderleap

   physics

2. 2.

   a sudden large increase or advance

   “this may not insure success but it will represent a quantum leap from last summer”

   Synonymsquantum leap

   Broaderjump

Questions about quantum jump

What does quantum jump mean?

quantum jump means "(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". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for quantum jump?

Close synonyms include quantum leap. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is quantum jump a common word?

quantum jump is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.