anyon

== English == === Etymology === From any +‎ -on, since they can have any phase when particles are interchanged. Coined by Frank Wilczek in 1982 in the journal Physical Review Letters. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ɛniɑn/ === Noun === anyon (plural anyons) (physics) Any particle that obeys a continuum of quantum statistics, only two of which are the standard Bose-Einstein and Fermi-Dirac statistics. ==== Usage notes ==== Not to be confused with anion. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Yonan, annoy, noyan, yanno == Turkish == === Etymology === Borrowed from French anion. === Noun === anyon (definite accusative anyonu, plural anyonlar) (chemistry) anion ==== Synonyms ==== eksin