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isospin
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[ˈʌɪsə(ʊ)spɪn], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a vector quantity or quantum number assigned to subatomic particles and atomic nuclei and having values such that similar particles differing only in charge-related properties (independent of the strong interaction between particles) can be treated as different states of a single particle
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Origin
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1950s: contraction of isotopic spin, isobaric spin
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