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magnetic quantum number
noun
, Physics.
- the quantum number that designates the component of the orbital angular momentum in a fixed direction and that can assume all integral values between and including the orbital quantum number and the negative of the orbital quantum number.
magnetic quantum number
- The quantum number corresponding to the shape of electron subshells in an atom.
- Also called third quantum number
- See Note at quantum number
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Origin of magnetic quantum number1
First recorded in 1920–25
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