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plural anyons
(physics) Any particle that obeys a continuum of quantum statistics, only two of which are the standard Bose-Einstein and Fermi-Dirac statistics. quotations examples
The anyon concept has been used to describe phenomena in connection with the fractional quantum Hall effect (FOHE).
1995, Erik B Karlsson, Solid State Phenomena: As Seen by Muons, Protons, and Excited Nuclei