It is about 25 years since Sir Clive Sinclair, who must have known enough Physics to know better, called one of his computers the QL because it was a 'Quantum Leap' forward.
A quantum is the smallest quantity by which the energy of a system can increase, so a quantum leap is the smallest improvement possible.
We still hear the error error quite often, despite fequent corrections. I rather think it was a judge whose misuse of the word inspired this comment.
Those who use recondite words in the hope of sounding clever, should first find out what those words mean.
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