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supersymmetry comparison table

Subject	has definition
supergravity	Class of point-particle theories combining general relativity and supersymmetry
supersymmetric quantum field theory	Quantum field theory incorporating supersymmetry.
supersymmetric standard model	Generalization of the standard model of particle physics to incorporate supersymmetry. Entails a doubling of the known elementary particle species.

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