"quantum number" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: quantum numbers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} quantum number (plural quantum numbers)
  1. (quantum mechanics) One of certain integers or half-integers that specify the state of a quantum mechanical system (such as an electron in an atom). Wikipedia link: quantum number Categories (topical): Quantum mechanics Translations (number that specifies the state of a quantum mechanical system): númberu cuánticu [masculine] (Asturian), zenbaki kuantiko (Basque), квантавы лік (kvantavy lik) [masculine] (Belarusian), কোয়ান্টাম সংখ্যা (kōẇanṭam śoṅkha) (Bengali), квантово число (kvantovo čislo) [neuter] (Bulgarian), nombre quàntic [masculine] (Catalan), 量子数 (Chinese Mandarin), kvantové číslo [neuter] (Czech), kvantetal [neuter] (Danish), kwantumgetal [neuter] (Dutch), kvantuma nombro (Esperanto), kvantarv (Estonian), kvanttiluku (Finnish), nombre quantique [masculine] (French), Quantenzahl [feminine] (German), κβαντικός αριθμός (kvantikós arithmós) [masculine] (Greek), מספר קוונטי (Hebrew), क्वाण्टम संख्या (kvāṇṭam saṅkhyā) (Hindi), kvantumszám [masculine] (Hungarian), bilangan kuantum (Indonesian), candamuimhir (Irish), numero quantico (Italian), 量子数 (Japanese), 양자수 (yangjasu) (Korean), квантен број (kvanten broj) [masculine] (Macedonian), nombor kuantum (Malay), kvantetall (Norwegian), عدد کوانتومی (Persian), liczba kwantowa [feminine] (Polish), número quântico [masculine] (Portuguese), ਕੁਆਂਟਮ ਨੰਬਰ (kuāṇṭam nambar) (Punjabi), număr cuantic [neuter] (Romanian), ква́нтовое число́ (kvántovoje čisló) [neuter] (Russian), kvantové číslo [neuter] (Slovak), kvantno število [neuter] (Slovene), número cuántico [masculine] (Spanish), kvanttal (Swedish), damuing bilang (Tagalog), kuantum sayısı (Turkish), квантове число (kvantove čyslo) [neuter] (Ukrainian), số lượng tử (Vietnamese)

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    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "kvantove čyslo",
      "sense": "number that specifies the state of a quantum mechanical system",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "квантове число"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "number that specifies the state of a quantum mechanical system",
      "word": "số lượng tử"
    }
  ],
  "word": "quantum number"
}

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