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qua·si·par·ti·cle

 (kwā′zī-pär′tĭ-kəl, kwä′zē-)
n.
Any of various discrete physical phenomena, such as phonons, that can be modeled as particles and can be induced by the interaction of conventional particles.
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Noun1.quasiparticle - a quantum of energy (in a crystal lattice or other system) that has position and momentum and can in some respects be regarded as a particle
quantum - (physics) the smallest discrete quantity of some physical property that a system can possess (according to quantum theory)
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But he says the experiment gives physicists a chance to explore a so-called quasiparticle that, at least mathematically, behaves just as Dirac predicted an actual monopole would 83 years ago.
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