supersymmetry

noun

su·per·sym·me·try ˌsü-pər-ˈsi-mə-trē

: the correspondence between fermions and bosons of identical mass that is postulated to have existed during the opening moments of the big bang and that relates gravity to the other forces of nature

supersymmetric

ˌsü-pər-sə-ˈme-trik

adjective

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In fact, a whole additional set of force and matter particles emerges from string equations involving a mathematical property called supersymmetry. —

Tom Siegfried, Discover Magazine, 29 Nov. 2024 Finally, there is the news—or lack thereof—from the latest particle accelerators, which have not found any evidence for the extra particles predicted by supersymmetry, an idea that string theory relies on. —

Adam Becker, Scientific American, 1 Feb. 2022 The machine might even put supersymmetry to the acid test. —

Byadrian Cho, science.org, 28 Mar. 2024 One of the leading theories beyond the Standard Model is known as supersymmetry. —

Yuen Yiu, Discover Magazine, 15 Oct. 2019 See all Example Sentences for supersymmetry