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weakly interacting massive particle (WIMP)
subject			fact

weakly interacting massive particle	has acronym WIMP
	has definition Some astronomers believe that these exotic subatomic particles make up most of the mass of the universe.
	has definition A generic term for a class of hypothetical particle which may form the missing mass. A form of non-baryonic cold dark matter.
	is a kind of cold dark matter
dark matter	is a part of dark halo
	has synonym hidden mass
hypothetical particle	has acceptance status hypothetical
particle	obeys uncertainty principle
	has frequency inversely proportional to the wavelength
	has wavelength inversely proportional to its momentum
	has charge
	has mass
physical object	has location or center of gravity
	has angular momentum
	has velocity
	has momentum
	has temperature
	has volume
	has extent
	has material

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