anyon

[ an-yon ]

/ ˈæn yɒn /

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noun

an elementary particle or particle-like excitation having properties intermediate between those of bosons and fermions.

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Origin of anyon

First recorded in 1983; any + -on¹

Words nearby anyon

anyhow, any longer, anymore, any number of, any old, anyon, anyone, anyone's guess, anyplace, Any port in a storm, anyroad

How to use anyon in a sentence

You said that anyons are important because their behavior could be used as building blocks for quantum computers.
The Charmed Life of Frank Wilczek - Issue 98: Mind|Nell Freudenberger|March 17, 2021|Nautilus
With the kind of anyons that have been observed so far, the only thing that’s encoded is how many times they’ve wound around each other.
The Charmed Life of Frank Wilczek - Issue 98: Mind|Nell Freudenberger|March 17, 2021|Nautilus
OK, to say that I understand anyons would be lying, but I understand a little better than I did before.
The Charmed Life of Frank Wilczek - Issue 98: Mind|Nell Freudenberger|March 17, 2021|Nautilus
Theoretical physicists have long predicted the existence of anyons, a type of bizarre quasiparticle resulting from the movements of electrons that together behave as a particle.
2020’s science superlatives include the oldest, highest and grossest discoveries|Erika Engelhaupt|December 30, 2020|Science News

One path looped around other anyons at the device’s center — like a child playing duck, duck, goose with friends — while the other took a direct route.
Physicists have ‘braided’ strange quasiparticles called anyons|Emily Conover|July 9, 2020|Science News