Supersymmetry

Origin

From - + symmetry.

Full definition of supersymmetry

Noun

1. (physics) A theory that attempts to unify the fundamental physical forces and which proposes a physical symmetry between bosons and fermions.
• 2013-11-22, Alok Jha, Stephen Hawking: physics would be 'more interesting' if Higgs boson hadn't been found, Supersymmetry is the concept that known particles – such as electrons, quarks and photons – have a heavier and as-yet-undetected "superpartner".

Synonyms

• SUSY abbreviation