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quantum leap

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quantum leap noun
plural quantum leaps
quantum leap
noun
plural quantum leaps
Learner's definition of QUANTUM LEAP
[count]
: a sudden large change, development, or improvement突变;巨变;重大突破
called also quantum jump

quantum leap

noun

plural quantum leaps
: an abrupt change, sudden increase, or dramatic advance

Note: Quantum leap is rarely used in scientific contexts, but it originated as a synonym of quantum jump, which describes an abrupt transition (as of an electron, an atom, or a molecule) from one discrete energy state to another.

Example Sentences

Prices have taken a quantum leap upward. The new drug is a quantum leap in the fight against cancer.
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Word History

First Known Use

1956, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of quantum leap was in 1956

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