Word #1403 10101111010
quantum — BIP39 word #1403
"quantum" is word #1403 of the 2048 words in the official BIP39 English wordlist, between quality and quarter.
In a seed phrase it stands for the 11-bit value
10101111010,
decimal index 1402.
/ˈkwɒntəm/ · noun: in physics, the smallest discrete amount of energy or another quantity
Russian: квант
Binary Representation
Seven 1-bits and four 0-bits; 330 of the 2048 indexes have exactly seven 1-bits.
One wrong bit turns it into (leftmost bit first):
Position
#1403 of 2048
Hex Index
0x57A
4-Letter Prefix
quan
About "quantum" in BIP39
- "quantum" has 7 letters, but the first four, "quan", already identify it, because "qua" also begins quality and quarter.
- "quan" is unique only within the English list: it also begins quantia in the Portuguese list, so a four-letter backup should say which list it uses.