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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 quan·tum suf·fi·cit /ˌkwɑntəmˈsʌfəˌkɪt/

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Quan·tum n.; pl. Quanta
 1. Quantity; amount. “Without authenticating . . . the quantum of the charges.”
 2. Math. A definite portion of a manifoldness, limited by a mark or by a boundary.
 Quantum meruit [L., as much as he merited] Law, a count in an action grounded on a promise that the defendant would pay to the plaintiff for his service as much as he should deserve.
 Quantum sufficit or Quantum suff.  [L., as much suffices] Med., a sufficient quantity; -- abbreviated  q. s. in pharmacy.
 Quantum valebat [L., as much at it was worth] Law, a count in an action to recover of the defendant, for goods sold, as much as they were worth.