magnetic quantum number

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Noun

magnetic quantum number

1. (physics) A quantum number of an atomic orbital, whose possible values are related to the azimuthal quantum number, that denotes the energy levels in a subshell.

Related terms

• azimuthal quantum number
• principal quantum number
• spin quantum number

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