baryon number: Meaning and Definition of

bar'yon num"ber

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— Physics. Physics.
  1. a quantum number assigned to elementary particles, baryons having baryon number 1, antibaryons −1, and all other observable particles 0; quarks have baryon number 1/3 and antiquarks −1/3. Cf. conservation of baryon number.
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