anyon

American  

[an-yon] / ˈæn yɒn /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of anyon

First recorded in 1983; any + -on ¹

Example Sentences

Since the 1970s, scientists have predicted the existence of a third type of particle known as an anyon, which falls somewhere between a boson and a fermion.

From Science Daily • May 9, 2026

In his scheme, the qubits would consist not of atoms, but those special anyon pairs, which can capture quantum information in their dissociated electrons.

From Science Magazine • Dec. 20, 2023

Sierra Canyon 73, Coeur d'Alene 47: Juju Watkins scored 30 points and Izela Arenas added 25 points to help Sierra anyon advance to the championship game in Las Vegas.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2022

The anyon is a third category of “quasiparticle” that emerges through the collective behavior of groups of electrons in certain quantum systems.

From Scientific American • May 11, 2022

“As far as I can tell, it is an extremely solid observation of anyons — directly observing their defining property: that they accumulate a fractional phase when one anyon travels around another,” Simon says.

From Nature • Jul. 2, 2020