free electron

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free electron

noun free electrons

  1. An electron not attached to an atom.
  2. figuratively A person who acts independently of the organization to which they belong. She has been called a “free electron” in politics because of her sometimes independent stances apart from party politics.

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noun electron not attached to an atom

中文自由電子 /自由电子 zìyóu diànzǐ
Portuguêseletrão livre
Françaisélectron libre
Ελληνικάελεύθερο ηλεκτρόνιο eléfthero ilektrónio

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@misc{free_electron_2026,
  title = {free electron},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/free%20electron},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}