Meaning Of The Word Gluon

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What's The Definition Of Gluon?

gluon in American English
a quantum of energy or massless particle postulated to carry the force that binds quarks together within subatomic particles
noun: an unobserved massless particle with spin 1 that is believed to transmit the strong force between quarks, binding them together into baryons and mesons

gluon in British English
noun: a hypothetical particle believed to be exchanged between quarks in order to bind them together to form particles

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