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anyon

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • General-American: /ɛniɑn/
  • CMU ARPABET: EH1 N IY0 AA0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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noun

Meaning 1

Any particle that obeys a continuum of quantum statistics, only two of which are the standard Bose-Einstein and Fermi-Dirac statistics.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

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Meaning relationships

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History

Etymology

From any + -on, since they can have any phase when particles are interchanged. Coined by Frank Wilczek in 1982 in the journal Physical Review Letters.

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 任意子 (rènyìzǐ) — type of particle
  • Japanese: エニオン (anyon) — type of particle