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PAULI EXCLUSION PRINCIPLE
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I. (noun)
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
Synonyms:
exclusion principle; Pauli exclusion principle
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("Pauli exclusion principle" is a kind of...):
law; law of nature (a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature)