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Isn't the 'quantum' in "quantum mechanics" an adjective?

• lutusp 13y ago
  > Isn't the 'quantum' in "quantum mechanics" an adjective? Is "mathematical" in "mathematical physics" an adjective or a noun? I think it's a noun. On the other hand, the "extreme" in "extreme physics" is an adjective. Now for a gray-area example. If I say "very mathematical physics", then "mathematical" becomes an adjective. And I might be wrong about this. :)
  • duskwuff 13y ago
    > I think it's a noun. On what grounds? It's being used to modify a noun ("physics"), and can be modified by an adverb ("very"). This is characteristic of an adjective.