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Comment author: dlthomas 16 May 2012 12:01:05AM 0 points [-]

In the macro scale, spin (ie rotation) is definitely quantitative - any object is rotating at a particular rate about a particular axis. This can be measured, integrated to yield (change in) orientation, etc.

In QM, my understanding is that (much like "flavor" and "color") the term is just re-purposed for something else.