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Boson

//ˈboʊ.zɑn// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A particle with totally symmetric composite quantum states, which exempts them from the Pauli exclusion principle, and that hence obeys Bose-Einstein statistics. They have integer spin. Among them are many elementary particles, and some (gauge bosons) are known to carry the fundamental forces. Compare fermion. particle
  2. 2
    A boatswain. obsolete

    "Anth. Where is the Maſter, Boſon ?"

  3. 3
    any particle that obeys Bose-Einstein statistics but not the Pauli exclusion principle; all nuclei with an even mass number are bosons wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Bose + -on. Named after Indian physicist Satyendra Nath Bose (1894–1974); coined by English physicist Paul Dirac in 1945 in a lecture titled "Developments in Atomic Theory".

Etymology 2

Contraction of boatswain.

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