Definition of "superstring" []

• Physics A hypothetical particle consisting of a very short one-dimensional string existing in ten dimensions. It is the elementary particle in a theory of space-time incorporating supersymmetry. (noun)

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• "Recently, a theory called the superstring theory has attempted to explain that particles are not the smallest form in the world but rather small vibrating loops called strings."
• "However, particle physicists (such as superstring theorists) tended to view black holes as being just another quantum state."
• "Namasmaran is thus a key to unravel and experience the 'superstring' that links the whole of the universe."