boson

Definitions


[ˈbəʊsɒn], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a subatomic particle, such as a photon, which has zero or integral spin and follows the statistical description given by S. N. Bose and Einstein


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Origin:
1940s: named after S. N. Bose (see Bose, Satyendra Nath) + -on




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