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Added 10 October 2026

strangeness

noun

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The state or quality of being strange, odd or weird.
The product or result of being strange.
One of the quantum numbers of subatomic particles, depending upon the relative number of strange quarks and anti-strange quarks.

Origin

From Middle English straungenesse; equivalent to strange + -ness.

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