"QM" meaning in All languages combined

See QM on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: QMs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} QM (countable and uncountable, plural QMs)
  1. (uncountable) Initialism of quantum mechanics. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: quantum mechanics
    Sense id: en-QM-en-noun-N8st1i6w
  2. (countable and uncountable) Initialism of quantitative methodology. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: quantitative methodology
    Sense id: en-QM-en-noun-AhqnTtm7
  3. (countable) Initialism of quantitative method. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism Alternative form of: quantitative method
    Sense id: en-QM-en-noun-7YkfSwPR
  4. (military, scouting, US) Initialism of quartermaster. Tags: US, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: quartermaster
    Sense id: en-QM-en-noun-JNEEzf2A Categories (other): American English, Military, Scouting, English words spelled without vowels, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 9 8 8 35 41 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 3 3 54 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 3 3 56 34 Topics: government, military, politics, war
  5. (sign language linguistics) Used to indicate a question mark sign in sign language glosses. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-QM-en-noun-LDogR-BN Categories (other): Linguistics, English entries with incorrect language header, English words spelled without vowels Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 5 5 31 46 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 9 8 8 35 41
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: QFT [quantum-field-theory, physics, physical-sciences, natural-sciences], QED (english: quantum electrodynmaics), QCD (english: quantum chromodynmaics), PM (english: probabilistic method)
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