Etymology

supermultiplet

S1U1P3E1R1M3U1L1T1I1P3L1E1T1

Today it means: A set of quantum mechanical states, each of which has the same value for a certain quantum number (or numbers) but different values for another related one Full definition →

English multiplet ← Latin super- ← Proto-Italic *super
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Italic*super
  4. Latinsuper
  5. Latinsuper-
  6. Englishsuper-
  7. Englishmultiplet
  8. English todaysupermultiplet

From super- + multiplet.

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