particle
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The mystery centered on the muon, a short lived particle that resembles an electron but is about 200 times heavier.
From Science Daily • May 19, 2026
The research focused on a property known as the muon's magnetic moment, which describes how strongly the particle acts like a tiny magnet.
From Science Daily • May 19, 2026
Because of this extreme complexity, accurately predicting the muon's behavior within the Standard Model has remained one of the most difficult problems in particle physics.
From Science Daily • May 19, 2026
Correction: this article was updated to make clear that the 30% cut announced to funding for particle physics and astronomy research was "likely" rather than confirmed, as originally implied.
From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026
He’s wearing his too-large electric guitar, playing as loud and fast as he can while the drums and bass jar the flimsy walls and low particle board ceiling of the tiny church.
From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner
Vocabulary lists containing particle
Quantum of Vocabulary: the Parlance of Particle Physics
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Word Generation Science - Introductory Chemistry Concepts
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"Nature" by Ralph Waldo Emerson
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