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pion

noun
/ˈpaɪɒn/

Etymology

From pi + -on, as alteration of pi-meson.

  1. derived from *pay-✻
  2. derived from πεῖ
  3. derived from πῖ
  4. suffixed as pion — “pi + on”

Definitions

  1. Any of three semistable mesons, having positive, negative or neutral charge, composed of…

    Any of three semistable mesons, having positive, negative or neutral charge, composed of up and down quarks/antiquarks.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at pion. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at pion. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

6 hops · closes at pion

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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