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exclusion principle
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Definition of EXCLUSION PRINCIPLE
: a principle in physics: no two particles (as electrons) in an atom or molecule can have the same set of quantum numbers —called also Pauli exclusion principle
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First Known Use of EXCLUSION PRINCIPLE
1926
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