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boson

bo·son [ bṓsson ] (plural bo·sons)


noun 
Definition:
 
particle with zero or integral spin: an elementary particle that has zero or integral spin and obeys statistical rules that place no restriction on the number of identical particles that may be in the same state. Photons and alpha particles are bosons.

[Mid-20th century. After Satyendra Nuath Bose (1894-1974), Indian physicist]
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