"antighost" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: antighosts [plural]
Etymology: anti- + ghost Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|anti|ghost}} anti- + ghost Head templates: {{en-noun}} antighost (plural antighosts)
  1. (mathematics, physics) A field with a negative ghost number. Categories (topical): Mathematics, Physics

Inflected forms

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