supersymmetry

noun

su·​per·​sym·​me·​try ˌsü-pər-ˈsi-mə-trē 

: the correspondence between fermions and bosons of identical mass that is postulated to have existed during the opening moments of the big bang and that relates gravity to the other forces of nature

supersymmetric

ˌsü-pər-sə-ˈme-trik 

adjective

Examples of supersymmetry in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This is particularly true for the theory of supersymmetry, a favorite among theorists, some of whom have tailored a plethora of predictions explaining away the muon g−2 anomaly as a product of as-yet-unseen supersymmetric particles. —Eleni Petrakou, Scientific American, 8 June 2025

In fact, a whole additional set of force and matter particles emerges from string equations involving a mathematical property called supersymmetry. —Tom Siegfried, JSTOR Daily, 19 Dec. 2024

Finally, there is the news—or lack thereof—from the latest particle accelerators, which have not found any evidence for the extra particles predicted by supersymmetry, an idea that string theory relies on. —Adam Becker, Scientific American, 1 Feb. 2022

The machine might even put supersymmetry to the acid test. —Byadrian Cho, science.org, 28 Mar. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1974, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for supersymmetry

• calorimetry
• colorimetry
• altimetry
• asymmetry
• dosimetry
• symmetry