quantum

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of QUANTUM

a given or particular mass or aggregate of matter <the sum of human knowledge is now so immense that even a highly educated person can hope to absorb only a tiny quantum of it>

Synonyms measure, quantity, quantum, volume

Related Words coefficient, degree; body, portion; many, number

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