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QUANTUM LEAP
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Dictionary entry overview: What does quantum leap mean?
• QUANTUM LEAP (noun)
The noun QUANTUM LEAP has 1 sense:
1. a sudden large increase or advance
Familiarity information: QUANTUM LEAP used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A sudden large increase or advance
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
quantum jump; quantum leap
Context example:
this may not insure success but it will represent a quantum leap from last summer
Hypernyms ("quantum leap" is a kind of...):
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