quantum jump
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In many quantum computing systems, a quantum jump can signal that an error has occurred.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
While a lot has to go right for a team that finished 27-55 to make a quantum jump, the Bulls showed flashes when they won 10 of 12 games in December.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 25, 2018
According to the physicists, each quantum jump would liberate or absorb energy, and only on average would energy be conserved.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 5, 2014
A third being planned would represent a quantum jump – a 4,800MW, $12bn giant that would move an entire region off carbon-based electricity.
From The Guardian ● May 14, 2013
Nor is the deterioration just a matter of degree, it is a quantum jump downward to a whole new level of nastiness.
From Time Magazine Archive
