hypercharge

American  

[hahy-per-chahrj] / ˈhaɪ pərˌtʃɑrdʒ /

noun

Physics.

1. a quantum number assigned to baryons and mesons, equal to B + S, where B is the baryon number and S is the strangeness.

2. the quantum number equal to B + S + C, where C is the charm.

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hypercharge British  

/ ˈhaɪpəˌtʃɑːdʒ /

noun

1. a property of baryons that is used to account for the absence of certain strong interaction decays

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Etymology

Origin of hypercharge

First recorded in 1955–60; hyper- + charge

Example Sentences

“This information being sold or shared with data brokers and other entities hypercharge the online profiling that we’re so used to at this point, and the more sensitive the data, the more sophisticated the profiling can be,” Bernstein said.

From Los Angeles Times

The massive forum of scientific and medical journals known as "the literature" is primarily how researchers and doctors have shared their work for several centuries, allowing others to interpret, build, critique, recontextualize and hypercharge how we understand reality through science and data.

From Salon

Thymesia, Century: Age of Ashes, Clanfolk, Coromon, Hypercharge: Unboxed, and Phoenix Point are all now part of the more than 1,300 titles available on GeForce Now.

From The Verge

Xiaomi has launched its 11T series, the headline of which is the 11T Pro and its previously announced 120W HyperCharge fast charging system.

From The Verge

This month, Xiaomi is making its biggest effort yet to bring its “HyperCharge” technology to a mainstream, global audience.

From The Verge