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EXCLUSION PRINCIPLE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does exclusion principle mean?
• EXCLUSION PRINCIPLE (noun)
The noun EXCLUSION PRINCIPLE has 1 sense:
1. no two electrons or protons or neutrons in a given system can be in states characterized by the same set of quantum numbers
Familiarity information: EXCLUSION PRINCIPLE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
No two electrons or protons or neutrons in a given system can be in states characterized by the same set of quantum numbers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
exclusion principle; Pauli exclusion principle
Hypernyms ("exclusion principle" is a kind of...):
law; law of nature (a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature)
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