eightfold way
A theory that organizes subatomic particles into octetsA theory that organizes subatomic particles into octets
Meaning
1 sensesA theory that organizes subatomic particles into octets
Origin
Coined by American physicist Murray Gell-Mann in 1961, as an allusion to the noble eightfoCoined by American physicist Murray Gell-Mann in 1961, as an allusion to the noble eightfold path in Buddhism.
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