particle

Summary

particle ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,708 views/month).^[1]

Key Facts

• particle is a type of physical object^[2].
• particle's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Particles^[3].
• particle's described by source is recorded as National Encyclopedia of Uzbekistan^[4].
• particle's topic has template is recorded as Template:Particles^[5].
• particle's topic has template is recorded as Template:Infobox particle^[6].
• particle's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://astronomy.stackexchange.com/tags/particles^[7].
• particle's properties for this type is recorded as P517^[8].
• particle's studied by is recorded as point mechanics^[9].
• particle's disjoint union of is recorded as list of values as qualifiers^[10].
• particle's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[11].

Body

Definition and Type

particle is a type of physical object^[2].

Influence

Things named for particle include Higgs boson^[12], a type of quantum particle^[13].

Why It Matters

particle ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,708 views/month).^[1] particle has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[14] particle is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[15]

Entities named for particle include Higgs boson^[12], a type of quantum particle^[13].