subatomic
adjective
sub·atom·ic
ˌsəb-ə-ˈtä-mik 
1
: of or relating to the inside of the atom
2
: of, relating to, or being particles smaller than atoms
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The plexiglass sphere is the centerpiece of the Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory, or JUNO, a $300 million facility designed to measure neutrinos, the smallest subatomic particles known to physicists.
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Eric Baculinao, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2024
Quantum computing is aimed at using the subatomic forces of quantum mechanics to solve complex problems.
—Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 21 Oct. 2024
Quantum computing harnesses quantum mechanics, the study of how particles behave at the atomic and subatomic level, to process information in fundamentally different ways than even the most powerful classical computer.
—Leslie Katz, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Just as physicists deduced the existence of subatomic particles from the movements of visible matter, San hunters reconstructed the behaviors of invisible animals from tracks.
—Ben Goldfarb, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
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Eric Baculinao, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2024
Quantum computing is aimed at using the subatomic forces of quantum mechanics to solve complex problems.
—Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 21 Oct. 2024
Quantum computing harnesses quantum mechanics, the study of how particles behave at the atomic and subatomic level, to process information in fundamentally different ways than even the most powerful classical computer.
—Leslie Katz, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Just as physicists deduced the existence of subatomic particles from the movements of visible matter, San hunters reconstructed the behaviors of invisible animals from tracks.
—Ben Goldfarb, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
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subatomic
adjective
sub·atom·ic
ˌsəb-ə-ˈtäm-ik
1
: of or relating to the inside of the atom
2
: of, relating to, or being particles smaller than atoms
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