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Definition of Top quark
1. Noun. A hypothetical quark with a charge of +2/3 and a mass more than 100,000 times that of an electron.
Definition of Top quark
1. Noun. A quark having a fractional electric charge of +2/3 and a mass about 178,000 MeV. Symbol: t ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Top Quark
Literary usage of Top quark
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Revealing the Hidden Nature of Space And Time: Charting the Course for by National Research Council (U.S.) (2006)
"Once the tau lepton and bottom quark were observed, the search began for the
third-generation top quark. But what would it weigh? ..."
2. Electricity and Magnetism by Benjamin Crowell (2002)
"Until recently, only five types of quarks had been proven to exist via experiments,
and the sixth, the top quark, was only theorized. ..."
3. International Partnerships in Large Science Projects by Joanne Sedor (1998)
"For example, the recently discovered top quark, the heaviest of known elementary
... Evidence for the existence of the top quark, the last quark to be ..."