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Noun: exclusion principle  iks'kloo-zhun 'prin-su-pul
  1. No two electrons, protons or neutrons in a given system can be in states characterized by the same set of quantum numbers
    - Pauli exclusion principle

Derived forms: exclusion principles

Type of: law, law of nature

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