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Noun: baryon number
  1. A number equal to the difference between the number of baryons and the number of antibaryons in any subatomic structure; it is conserved in all types of particle interactions
    "The baryon number of a proton is 1, while for an antiproton it is -1"

Derived forms: baryon numbers

Type of: number

Encyclopedia: Baryon number