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spinor

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[spin-er] / ˈspɪn ər /

noun

Mathematics, Physics.

  1. a quantity resembling a vector or tensor that is used in physics to represent the spins of fermions.

Etymology

Origin of spinor

1930–35; equivalent to spin + -or 2, as in vector, tensor

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