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Meaning of God particle | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The Higgs boson.

informal

Examples

Among other fascinating insights, Penrose explains that the God particle was originally proposed by Peter Higgs as "an ingenious theoretical device, and not necessarily appearing as an actual particle. As a device, it allowed other particles to acquire mass,[…]."”
The first thing you learn when you ask scientists about the God particle is that it′s bad form to call it that.”
“To his contemporaries, his desperation seemed like a search for the "God particle," something seen as daft, even obstructionist.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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