: a particle (such as a quark or gluon) that is held to be a constituent of hadrons
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The calculations revealed the quark generalized parton distribution (GPD) of the pion.
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Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
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“Parton.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parton. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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