Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

anyon

/ɛniɑn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.67 in modern English

Syllables: any-on
IPA: /ɛniɑn/

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

3

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any particle that obeys a continuum of quantum statistics, only two of which are the standard Bose-Einstein and Fermi-Dirac statistics.

Example Sentences

"The anyon concept has been used to describe phenomena in connection with the fractional quantum Hall effect (FOHE)."

Etymology

From any + -on, since they can have any phase when particles are interchanged. Coined by Frank Wilczek in 1982 in the journal Physical Review Letters.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: any

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɛniɑn/

Inflected Forms

anyons (plural)

Derived Forms

anyonic

Questions

How do you pronounce anyon?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɛniɑn/.
What does anyon mean?: Any particle that obeys a continuum of quantum statistics, only two of which are the standard Bose-Einstein and Fermi-Dirac statistics.
Where does anyon come from?: From any + -on, since they can have any phase when particles are interchanged. Coined by Frank Wilczek in 1982 in the journal Physical Review Letters.

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