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bee_rider 56 days ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Succinct data structures

“Exponentially” and “quantum” are the only language hills I’d die on.

nxobject 56 days ago [–]

Why a quantum leap isn’t the length of an Ångstrom will always sadden me. I’m sure there are other scientific concepts you can use to describe a Great Leap Forward…

Quekid5 55 days ago | [–]

I think the Quantum Leap expression can also be understood as a "step" with no intermediate stages, i.e. very abrupt or transformative.

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