hypercharge

hypercharge
/huy"peuhr chahrj'/, n. Physics.
1. a quantum number assigned to baryons and mesons, equal to B + S, where B is the baryon number and S is the strangeness.
2. the quantum number equal to B + S + C, where C is the charm.
[1955-60; HYPER- + CHARGE]

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