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charged particle [′chärjd ′pärd·ə·kəl]

(particle physics)

A particle whose charge is not zero; the charge of a particle is added to its designation as a superscript, with particles of charge +1 and -1 (in terms of the charge of the proton) denoted by + and - respectively; for example, π⁺, Σ^-.

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