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English word origin

Etymology of boson

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.

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
noun

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.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

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.

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Source etymology 2

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noun

A boatswain.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Clipping of boatswain.

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