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azimuthal quantum number comparison table

Subject	is an instance of	is a kind of	has symbol	has definition
quantum quantity		quantity
azimuthal quantum number	quantum quantity		k	A measure of the minor axis of an elliptic orbital of an electron according to the Bohr-Sommerfeld theory.

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