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strong force comparison table

Subject	has carrier boson	is a kind of	has synonym	has definition
fundamental force		force		One of four fundamental forces which mediate particle interaction.
strong force	gluon	fundamental force	nuclear force	Fundamental force of nature that binds quarks together, and holds nucleons (which are comprised of quarks) together as the nuclei of atoms. Portrayed in quantum chromodynamics as conveyed by quanta called gluons.

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