Meaning Of The Word Quantum number

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What's The Definition Of Quantum number?

quantum number in American English
a number expressing the magnitude of a physical quantity in units appropriate to a given quantum mechanical system
noun: any integer or half of an odd integer that distinguishes one of the discrete states of a quantum-mechanical system

quantum number in British English
noun: one of a set of integers or half-integers characterizing the energy states of a particle or system of particles. A function of the number multiplied by a fixed quantity gives the observed value of some specified physical quantity possessed by the system

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