elementary charge

noun Physics.

the unit of electric charge of which all free charges found in nature are integral multiples, equal to 1.602 × 10−19 coulombs, the charge of the proton.

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decorum
the act of or need for making up one's mind.
dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc.
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