fermion
noun
any particle that obeys the exclusion principle and Fermi-Dirac statistics; fermions have spins that are half an odd integer: 1/2, 3/2, 5/2, …
fermionic
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a word derived from
fermion.
Example Sentences
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They argue this strengthens the fermionic dark matter explanation.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 7, 2026
"However, this is not the case. We see attractive interaction in bosonic polarons, repulsive interaction in fermionic polarons. Here, quantum statistics plays a crucial role."
From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2023
“It is strikingly different from the fermionic behavior that we can also probe in the same set-up,” says Gwendal Feve, an experimentalist at the Sorbonne University in Paris who led that effort.
From Nature ● Jul. 2, 2020
There is currently no practical application for fermionic condensates, but insights from Dr. Jin’s work could help scientists develop new materials, like room-temperature superconductors, which could convey electricity more efficiently than it is today.
From New York Times ● Sep. 21, 2016
The fermionic condensate is kin to Bose-Einstein condensates, which embody bosons, particles with integral spin.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 20, 2016
