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Axion vs Dictum - What's the difference?

axion | dictum |

As nouns the difference between axion and dictum

is that axion is (physics) a hypothetical subatomic particle postulated to explain some symmetry problems arising in the strong nuclear force while dictum is an authoritative statement; a dogmatic saying; a maxim, an apothegm.

axion

English

Noun

(wikipedia axion) (en noun)
  • (physics) a hypothetical subatomic particle postulated to explain some symmetry problems arising in the strong nuclear force.
  • * 2000 Beam Line (Stanford Linear Accelerator Center)
    • The axion is a candidate particle for the cold dark matter that constitutes a large fraction of the mass of the Universe.

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    dictum

    English

    (wikipedia dictum)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • An authoritative statement; a dogmatic saying; a maxim, an apothegm.
  • * 1949 , Bruce Kiskaddon, George R. Stewart, (Earth Abides)
    • ...a dictum which he had heard an economics professor once propound...
  • A judicial opinion expressed by judges on points that do not necessarily arise in the case, and are not involved in it.
  • The report of a judgment made by one of the judges who has given it.
  • An arbitrament or award.
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