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unitary transformation comparison table

Subject	has antonym	is a kind of	has symbol	has definition
elementary particle symmetry	symmetry breaking	unitary transformation	U	Abstract mathematical relationships that relate elementary particles together and allow them to be grouped into families. A particular symmetry transformation has the effect of, in a theoretical way, transforming one elementary particle into another.

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