consensus vs quantum

consensus

noun
  • Average projected value. 

  • A process of decision-making that seeks widespread agreement among group members. 

  • General agreement among the members of a given group or community, each of which exercises some discretion in decision-making and follow-up action. 

  • An agreement on some data value that is needed during computation. 

verb
  • To seek consensus; to hold discussions with the aim of reaching mutual agreement. 

quantum

noun
  • The amount or quantity observably present, or available. 

  • The total amount of something; quantity. 

  • The minimum dose of a pathogen required to cause an infection. 

  • The length or magnitude of the sentence handed down to someone who has been found guilty of a crime. 

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

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

  • The amount of compensation awarded to a successful party in a lawsuit. 

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

adj
  • Of a change, sudden or discrete, without intermediate stages. 

  • Involving quanta, quantum mechanics or other aspects of quantum physics. 

  • Relating to a quantum computer. 

  • Of a change, significant. 

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