Smallest Unit of Energy: Number & Meaning

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The discussion centers on the concept of the smallest unit of energy, questioning whether there exists a minimum energy quantity that all energy values in the universe are multiples of. Participants assert that, based on current scientific understanding, no definitive smallest unit of energy exists. The conversation also touches on the implications of such a unit in relation to photon energy and electromagnetic radiation wavelengths, concluding that energy can be divided infinitely.

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Is there a smallest possible amount of energy? Like, one where all energy quantities in the universe are a multiple of it and the only way to have less energy is to have none at all? If a photon had that energy, it would be the longest possible EMR wavelength. Or can energy be divided infinitely? Further, if the former, what is the number if you know it (any unit).
 
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Is there a smallest possible amount of energy?

As far as we know, there is not.
 

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