half-integer

ˈhæf ˈɪntɪdʒər

Definition

Definition of half-integer - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

mathematics value

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having a value halfway between two whole numbers

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The particle has half-integer spin.

Noun

mathematics number

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number made by dividing an odd whole number by two

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Three halves is a half-integer.

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Origin of half-integer

English, half (one of two equal parts) + integer (whole number, from Latin integer 'whole')

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quantum number

quantum mechanics

integer or half-integer specifying a quantum state

fermion

particle physics

particle with half-integer spin obeying Fermi-Dirac statistics

Examples of half-integer in a sentence

Electrons can have half-integer quantum numbers.
Five halves is another half-integer.
A half-integer cannot be an even number.

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French:demi-entier, nombre demi-entier, ...
German:halb-ganzzahlig, Halbzahl, ...
Italian:semi-intero, numero semintero, ...
Spanish:semi-entero, número semi-entero, ...
Portuguese:semi-inteiro, meio-inteiro, ...
Chinese:半整数的, 半整数, ...
Japanese:半整数の, 半整数, ...
Arabic:نِصْفي, عَدَدٌ نِصْفُ صَحِيحٍ, ...
Hebrew:חֲצִי-שָׁלֵם, חֲצִי שָׁלֵם, ...
Russian:полуцелый, полуцелое число, ...
Ukrainian:напівцілий, півціле число, ...
Hindi:आधा पूर्णांक, अर्धपूर्णांक, ...
Bengali:অর্ধ-পূর্ণসংখ্যা, অর্ধ-পূর্ণ সংখ্যা, ...
Catalan:semienter, nombre semienter, ...
Czech:půlčíselný, půlcelé číslo, ...
Danish:halvt heltals, halvt helt tal, ...
Dutch:half-heel, half-heel getal, ...
Greek:ημι-ακέραιος, ημι-ακέραιος αριθμός, ...
Hungarian:félegész, félegész szám, ...
Khmer:កន្លះចំនួនគត់, ចំនួនពាក់កណ្តាលគត់, ...
Korean:반정수의, 반정수, ...
Persian:نیم‌صحیح, عدد نیمه صحیح, ...
Polish:półcałkowity, liczba półcałkowita, ...
Portuguese (BR):semi-inteiro, meio-inteiro, ...
Romanian:semiîntreg, număr semiîntreg, ...
Swedish:halvtals, halvtal, ...
Thai:ที่มีค่าครึ่งจำนวนเต็ม, จำนวนครึ่งจำนวนเต็ม, ...
Turkish:yarı tam sayı değerli, yarım sayı, ...
Vietnamese:bán nguyên, số nửa nguyên, ...

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