quantum leap
Pronunciation
This text is extracted from the Wiktionary and it is available under the CC BY-SA 3.0 license | Terms and conditions | Privacy policy 0.002
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈkwɒntəm liːp/
quantum leap (plural quantum leaps)
- (physics) The discontinuous change of the state of an electron in an atom or molecule from one energy level to another.
- An abrupt, extreme change. (metaphorical)
- 2001, Helene Ciaravino, How to Pray: Tapping Into the Power of Divine Communication, [http://books.google.com/books?id=y3fLj-hzngcC&pg=PA33&dq=%22quantum+leap%22+-intitle:%22quantum+-leap%22&hl=en&ei=P3wETsD0HIyOmQWSx_S2DQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8&ved=0CEcQ6AEwBzgy#v=onepage&q=%22quantum%20leap%22%20-intitle%3A%22quantum%20-leap%22&f=false page 33],
- In the end, perhaps the practice of prayer effects a quantum leap of its own kind. It takes us, spontaneously and unexplainably, into the realm of spiritual energy.
- 2010, Dan Wilson, Supernatural Marriage: The Joy of Spirit-Led Intimacy, [http://books.google.com/books?id=321QKCW641cC&pg=PA187&dq=%22quantum+leap%22+-intitle:%22quantum+-leap%22&hl=en&ei=aoQETuyEMer9mAWeq6HjDQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=9&ved=0CE4Q6AEwCDhu#v=onepage&q=%22quantum%20leap%22%20-intitle%3A%22quantum%20-leap%22&f=false page 187],
- The addition of power from God through connectedness with the Holy Spirit results in a quantum leap in our ability to accomplish the will of God in our daily lives.
- 2010, December 18, Tim Stevenson, Opinion: Letters, in New Scientist,
- However, if we reject any theory that falls short of this ideal, science will have to progress in quantum leaps, each with infinitesimal probability.
- 2001, Helene Ciaravino, How to Pray: Tapping Into the Power of Divine Communication, [http://books.google.com/books?id=y3fLj-hzngcC&pg=PA33&dq=%22quantum+leap%22+-intitle:%22quantum+-leap%22&hl=en&ei=P3wETsD0HIyOmQWSx_S2DQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8&ved=0CEcQ6AEwBzgy#v=onepage&q=%22quantum%20leap%22%20-intitle%3A%22quantum%20-leap%22&f=false page 33],
- French: saut quantique
- German: Quantensprung
- Italian: salto quantico
- Russian: ква́нтовый скачо́к
- German: Quantensprung
- Spanish: salto cuántico
This text is extracted from the Wiktionary and it is available under the CC BY-SA 3.0 license | Terms and conditions | Privacy policy 0.002