Meaning Of The Word Hypercharge

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What's The Definition Of Hypercharge?

hypercharge in American English
a characteristic of a group of elementary particles: it is a number equal to twice the average charge of the group divided by the elementary charge
noun: a quantum number assigned to baryons and mesons, equal to B + S, where B is the baryon number and S is the strangeness

hypercharge in British English
noun: a property of baryons that is used to account for the absence of certain strong interaction decays

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