quantal adjective. ['kwɒnt(ǝ)l] L17.
[Sense 1 from Latin quantus how great; sense 2 from QUANTUM: see -AL¹.]
1. Of a part: that is contained in the whole but does not divide it evenly. Cf. ALIQUOT adjective. rare. Only in L17.

2. a. Composed of discrete units; varying in steps rather than continuously; Physiology designating an all-or-none response. E20.
b. Physics. Of the nature of a quantum or quanta; of or pertaining to the quantum theory. M20.

■ quantally adverb M20.

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