quantum
Definitions of quantum
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how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantifyexamples:era cristianathe time period beginning with the supposed year of Christ's birthedad del bronce(archeology) a period between the Stone and Iron Ages, characterized by the manufacture and use of bronze tools and weaponsedad del hierro(archeology) the period following the Bronze Age; characterized by rapid spread of iron tools and weaponsedad de piedra(archeology) the earliest known period of human culture, characterized by the use of stone implementspaleolíticosecond part of the Stone Age beginning about 750,00 to 500,000 years BC and lasting until the end of the last ice age about 8,500 years BCmesolíticomiddle part of the Stone Age beginning about 15,000 years agoneolíticolatest part of the Stone Age beginning about 10,000 BC in the Middle East (but later elsewhere)edad mediathe period of history between classical antiquity and the Italian Renaissancerenacimientothe period of European history at the close of the Middle Ages and the rise of the modern world; a cultural rebirth from the 14th through the middle of the 17th centuriesrevolución industrialthe transformation from an agricultural to an industrial nationtypes:probabilidada measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possiblecantidad definidaa specific measure of amountoctanajea measure of the antiknock properties of gasolinevolumenthe amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an objectunidad de tiempoa unit for measuring time periodsintervaloa definite length of time marked off by two instantstemperaturathe degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment (corresponding to its molecular activity)longitudthe linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in placecriterio, norma, pauta, piedra de toque, reglaa basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluatedmayoría relativa, pluralidad(in an election with more than 2 options) the number of votes for the candidate or party receiving the greatest number (but less that half of the votes)númeroa concept of quantity involving zero and unitsmano de papela quantity of paper; 24 or 25 sheetsresmaa quantity of paper; 480 or 500 sheets; one ream equals 20 quiresincrementoa quantity that is addedpasothe distance covered by a stepdosificación, dosisthe quantity of an active agent (substance or radiation) taken in or absorbed at any one timecapacidadthe amount that can be containeddíatime for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axisintercalaciónan insertion into a calendarfecha límite, fecha tope, plazo, plazo de entregathe point in time at which something must be completeddía sideralthe time for one complete rotation of the earth relative to a particular star, about 4 minutes shorter than a mean solar dayplazothe end of gestation or point at which birth is imminenthoraa period of time equal to 1/24th of a daymedia horaa half of an hourminutoa unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hourchispitina, momento, secretario, segundo1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unitesmicrosegundoone millionth (10^-6) of a second; one thousandth of a millisecondseta unit of play in tennis or squashapertura, comienzo, empiece, iniciación, inicio, nacimiento, offset, principio, umbralthe time at which something is supposed to begininterludioan intervening period or episodelatenciathe time that elapses between a stimulus and the response to iteternidada seemingly endless time interval (waiting)cicloan interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurstype of:abstraccióna general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples
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