noun
a sudden large increase or advance
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this may not insure success but it will represent a quantum leap from last summer
• Syn: ↑quantum jump
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nounsee quantum jump II
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quantum jump or quantum leap noun
1. The sudden transition of an electron, atom, etc from one energy state to another
2. A sudden spectacular advance, esp one which dramatically skips over intermediate stages of understanding or development
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Main Entry: ↑quantum
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a very big change or improvement
Thesaurus: improvement and improvementssynonym
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quantum leap,
a great or major advance; quantum jump: »
Cable television will have the structure for a quantum leap followed by an effectively wired nation a decade later (New Yorker).
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noun, pl ⋯ leaps [count]
: a sudden large change, development, or improvement
Prices have taken a quantum leap upward.
The new drug is a quantum leap in the fight against cancer.
— called also quantum jump
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a sudden, great and important change, improvement or development
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This discovery marks a quantum leap forward in the fight against cancer.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.