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Quartal vs Quantal - What's the difference?

quartal | quantal |

As adjectives the difference between quartal and quantal

is that quartal is of base four; using only four unique digits while quantal is of or pertaining to a quantum.

quartal

English

Adjective

(-)
  • (mathematics) Of base four; using only four unique digits.
  • (music, of harmony) Having a distinct preference for intervals of fourths.

    • quantal

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (physics) Of or pertaining to a quantum
  • (physics) quantized
  • (biology) Of a response, being all-or-none