Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

instanton

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.31 in modern English

Syllables: in-stan-ton
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A solution to the imaginary time nonlinear field equation of Yang-Mills theory; carries information about quantum tunnelling.

Etymology

From instant + -on.

Inflected Forms

instantons (plural)

Derived Forms

hyperinstanton instantonic polyinstanton

Questions

What does instanton mean?: A solution to the imaginary time nonlinear field equation of Yang-Mills theory; carries information about quantum tunnelling.
Where does instanton come from?: From instant + -on.

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