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Definition of Quantal
1. Adjective. Of or relating to a quantum or capable of existing in only one of two states.
Category relationships: Natural Philosophy, Physics
Partainyms: Quantum, Quantum
Derivative terms: Quantum, Quantum
Definition of Quantal
1. Adjective. (physics) Of or pertaining to a quantum ¹
2. Adjective. (physics) quantized ¹
3. Adjective. (biology) Describing a response that is all-or-none ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Quantal
1. pertaining to a quantum [adj] - See also: quantum
Lexicographical Neighbors of Quantal
Literary usage of Quantal
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Adaptive Statistical Procedures and Related Topics: Proceedings of a by Herbert Robbins, John Van Ryzin (1986)
"A consistency theorem for repeated-MLE procedures in quantal response problems Is
... Key words: stochastic approximation, quantal response curve, logit, ..."
2. New Developments and Applications in Experimental Design: Selected by Nancy Flournoy, William F. Rosenberger, Weng Kee Wong (1998)
"A unified theory for quantal responses to mixtures of drugs: non-interactive ...
A comparison of two approaches to the construction of models for quantal ..."
3. Harmful Non-Indigenous Species in the United States (1994)
"APPROACHES The quantal nature of neurotransmit- ter release has long been known
... However, it had been quite difficult to apply analyses based on quantal ..."
4. Adaptive Designs: Selected Proceedings of a 1992 Joint Ams-Ims-Siam Summer by Nancy Flournoy, William F. Rosenberger, American Mathematical Society, Institute of Mathematical Statistics (1995)
"Selection of dose levels for estimating a percent point of a quantal response curve.
... Sequential estimation of points on quantal response curves. ..."