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   quantum leap

   /ˌkwɒntəm ˈliːp/

   noun

   • 1. a huge, often sudden, increase or advance in something: "there has been a quantum leap in the quality of wines marketed in the UK"

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   What is a quantum leap?

   • Note: Quantum leap is rarely used in scientific contexts, but it originated as a synonym of quantum jump, which describes an abrupt transition (as of an electron, an atom, or a molecule) from one discrete energy state to another. Prices have taken a quantum leap upward. The new drug is a quantum leap in the fight against cancer.

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   Is there a quantum leap in the fight against cancer?

   • a sudden, great and important change, improvement or development This discovery marks a quantum leap forward in the fight against cancer. There has been a quantum leap in profits since 2015. Join our community to access the latest language learning and assessment tips from Oxford University Press!

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   What is a'quantum leap forward' for Anglian?

   • Anglian's managing director described the deal as a ' quantum leap forward ' for the group. Biotechnology represents a quantum leap beyond existing technologies in its capacity to enhance our control over the reproductive process. This is not a difference in degree, it is a quantum leap that merges tool and product.

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   Do we need a quantum leap?

   • A quantum leap is needed, and not just a little more here and a little more there. We have the technology to take a quantum leap in improving urban air quality by reducing particulate emission from vehicles in use now. I hope that there will be co-operation but accepting the amendment would be a quantum leap beyond that.

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   The meaning of QUANTUM LEAP is an abrupt change, sudden increase, or dramatic advance. How to use quantum leap in a sentence.

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   QUANTUM LEAP definition: 1. a great improvement or important development in something: 2. a great improvement or important…. Learn more.

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   a great improvement or important development in something: The appointment of a female director is a quantum leap for women's equality. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Success and achievements. a feather in your cap idiom. accomplishment. achievement test. ascension. ascent. belt. boom. feat. fruition.

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   Quantum leap definition: a sudden highly significant advance; breakthrough. See examples of QUANTUM LEAP used in a sentence.

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   A quantum leap is a huge increase or a big move forward. You might describe the dramatic improvement in your math grade as a quantum leap. An advance or sudden change is a quantum leap.

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   /ˌkwɒntəm ˈliːp/ /ˌkwɑːntəm ˈliːp/ (also less frequent quantum jump) a sudden, great and important change, improvement or development. This discovery marks a quantum leap forward in the fight against cancer. There has been a quantum leap in profits since 2015. Take your English to the next level.

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    Definition of 'quantum leap' Word Frequency. quantum leap in British English. or quantum jump. noun. a sudden highly significant advance; breakthrough. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word origin. C20: from its use in physics meaning the sudden jump of an electron, atom, etc, from one energy level to another.