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Record 1 2002-07-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Computer Mathematics
DEF

The number of quanta of a quantity.

OBS

It normally takes the form of an integer or an odd half-integer.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Rayonnements électromagnétiques
  • Mathématiques informatiques
CONT

quantification : [...] La quantification s'exprime ainsi par une restriction sur l'ensemble des mouvements possibles, et les seuls mouvements permis sont caractérisés par des nombres entiers; on les appelle les nombres quantiques.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Radiación electromagnética
  • Matemáticas para computación
DEF

Número de un conjunto, que describe los estados posibles de una magnitud al ser cuantificada.

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