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quantum jump

noun quantum jumps

Synonym of quantum leap. In Italy on a long summer leave, William [T.] Golden had a different response: […] But one thing I wrote him was, "We, the USA, should intensify our efforts toward development of superweapons. […] A quantum jump in intensity is called for as a matter of urgency comparable in every way to the wartime
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verb quantum jumps · quantum jumping · quantum jumped

Synonym of quantum leap.
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@misc{quantum_jump_2026,
  title = {quantum jump},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/quantum%20jump},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}