quantum jump vs saltation

saltation vs quantum jump

quantum jump and saltation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
quantum jump	Yes	No	No	No
saltation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, saltation is a hypernym of quantum jump; that is, saltation is a word with a broader meaning than quantum jump:

quantum jump: (physics) an abrupt transition of an electron or atom or molecule from one quantum state to another with the emission or absorption of a quantum
saltation: an abrupt transition

Other hypernyms of quantum jump include jump, leap.

quantum jump (noun)	saltation (noun)
(physics) an abrupt transition of an electron or atom or molecule from one quantum state to another with the emission or absorption of a quantum	a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
a sudden large increase or advance	taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
	(genetics) a mutation that drastically changes the phenotype of an organism or species
	an abrupt transition
	(geology) the leaping movement of sand or soil particles as they are transported in a fluid medium over an uneven surface

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