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quanta

/ˈkwɑntə/ /ˈkwɑːntə/

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noun

总量，总数。

The total amount of something; quantity.

Examples :

"The quanta of homework assigned this week was surprisingly high. "

这周布置的作业总量出乎意料地多。

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noun

量子，量子化，量子数。

The amount or quantity observably present, or available.

Examples :

"The baker added small quanta of spice to the dough until the flavor was just right. "

面包师每次只加少量的香料到面团里，直到味道恰到好处。

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noun

量子，量子化。

The smallest possible, and therefore indivisible, unit of a given quantity or quantifiable phenomenon.

Examples :

"The quanta of energy required to run a typical household are surprisingly small. "

运行一个普通家庭所需的能量量子 surprisingly 小。

physics amount energy unit

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noun

量子，离散量。

A definite portion of a manifoldness, limited by a mark or by a boundary.

Examples :

"The printer only dispenses toner in specific quanta; you can't just add a tiny bit, you have to replace a whole cartridge. "

这台打印机只能以特定的量子（离散量）来分配墨粉；你不能只加一点点，必须更换整个墨盒。

physics amount energy unit number

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noun

量刑说明，判决理由书

A brief document provided by the judge, elaborating on a sentencing decision.

Examples :

"The lawyer carefully reviewed the judge's quanta to understand the reasons behind the unexpectedly lenient sentence. "

律师仔细研读了法官的量刑说明，想弄清楚判决出乎意料地从轻的原因。

government law writing

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noun

时间片，量子.

The amount of time allocated for a thread to perform its work in a multithreaded environment.

Examples :

"The operating system assigns short quanta of time to each program, quickly switching between them to give the illusion of running many programs at once. "

操作系统会给每个程序分配很短的时间片 (shíjiān piàn)，并在它们之间快速切换，从而产生同时运行多个程序的假象.

computing technology system time process