- a word derived from half-integral.
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Fermions have a half-integer spin: 1/2, 3/2, and so on.
From Scientific American • Aug. 6, 2019
Remarkably, the behaviour of collections of quantum particles, whether in superfluids or neutron stars, is determined by whether they are made up of bosons or fermions, particles with half-integer spin.
From Nature • Oct. 18, 2016