noun
Meaning 1
The extra binding energy associated with pairs of nucleons of the same kind; this results in nuclei having odd numbers of protons or neutrons having a lower binding energy and being less stable (than those with even numbers)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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