magnetic quantum number: Meaning and Definition of

magnet'ic quan'tum num'ber

Pronunciation: [key]
  1. the quantum number that designates the component of the orbital angular momentum in a fixed direction and that can assume all integral values between and including the orbital quantum number and the negative of the orbital quantum number.
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