string theory

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   (particle physics) a theory that postulates that subatomic particles are one-dimensional strings

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   Part ofM-theory

   particle physics

Questions about string theory

What does string theory mean?

string theory means "(particle physics) a theory that postulates that subatomic particles are one-dimensional strings".

Is string theory a common word?

string theory is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.