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quantum jump
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Noun quantum jump has 2 senses
- quantum jump(n = noun.event) Array - (physics) an abrupt transition of an electron or atom or molecule from one quantum state to another with the emission or absorption of a quantum; Array is a kind of jump, leap, saltation
- quantum jump(n = noun.event) quantum leap - a sudden large increase or advance; "this may not insure success but it will represent a quantum leap from last summer" is a kind of jump, leap
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Revolution
N revolution, bouleversement, subversion, break up, destruction, sudden change, radical change, sweeping organic change, change of state, phase change, quantum leap, quantum jump, clean sweep, coup d'etat, counter revolution, jump, leap, plunge, jerk, start, transilience, explosion, spasm, convulsion, throe, revulsion, storm, earthquake, cataclysm, legerdemain, unrecognizable, revolutionary.
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