Category:Quantum

Quan"tum, n.; pl. Quanta. Etym: [l., neuter of quantus how great, how Much. See quantity,]

1. Quantity; amount. "without authenticating . . . the quantum of the Charges." Burke.

2. (math.)

Defn: a definite portion of a manifoldness, limited by a mark or by a Boundary. W. K. Clifford. Quantum meruit ( etym: [l., as much as he Merited] (law), a count in an action grounded on a promise that the Defendant would pay to the plaintiff for his service as much as he Should deserve. -- quantum sufficit (, or quantum suff. Etym: [l., as much suffices] (med.), a sufficient quantity. -- quantum valebat ( etym: [l., as much at it was worth] (law), a Count in an action to recover of the defendant, for goods sold, as Much as they were worth. Blackstone.