quasiparticle
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1. a quantum of energy (in a crystal lattice or other system) that has position and momentum and can in some respects be regarded as a particle (noun.cognition)
| hypernym | : | quantum, |
| definition | : | (physics) the smallest discrete quantity of some physical property that a system can possess (according to quantum theory) (noun.cognition) |
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