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fermion

/fɜːrˈmiːən/ noun · British & US
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What does fermion mean?

noun

A fermion is a type of subatomic particle that follows Fermi–Dirac statistics, which means it can occupy a quantum state with at most one particle. Fermions are the building blocks of matter and include quarks and leptons.

Example

"The physicist studied the behavior of fermions in the particle accelerator."

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