02:32 Oct 1, 2008 |
French to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Journalism | |||||
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4 +4 | postulated its existence |
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4 | To predict the existence of something |
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3 | assume such a thing as... exists/there is such a thing as |
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postulated its existence Explanation: Formulated the hypothesis that this particle existed based on the data available to him without however a formal "proof" that it truly existed. 44 years later, the "proof" is still to come... See for instance: http://www.spacedaily.com/news/physics-04s.html Fermilab Results Change Estimated Mass Of Postulated Higgs Boson Particle physicists predict the existence of a heavy particle, the Higgs boson, which interacts with particles of matter to give them their characteristic masses. However, despite attempts at particle accelerator experiments to observe the Higgs, no one has yet detected its existence. While scientists have never observed the Higgs itself, they can predict its mass and other characteristics by making precise observations of known particles with which it presumably interacts. In particular, the masses of the top quark, discovered at Fermilab in 1995, and the W boson together constrain the mass of the Higgs. |
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