Quantum Number (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun Physics.
  1. any integer or half of an odd integer that distinguishes one of the discrete states of a quantum-mechanical system.
  2. any number that distinguishes among different members of a family of elementary particles.
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  1. one of a set of integers or half-integers characterizing the energy states of a particle or system of particles. A function of the number multiplied by a fixed quantity gives the observed value of some specified physical quantity possessed by the system
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