: an elementary particle that has zero spin and large mass and that is required by some gauge theories to account for the masses of other elementary particles
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Peter W. Higgs born1929 British physicist
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1974, in the meaning defined above
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“Higgs boson.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Higgs%20boson. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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