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| abstraction > mathematical concept > number > quantity > radiation measurement > spectral feature > set of lines > multiplet > doublet | 
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| Subject | is a kind of | has definition | 
|---|---|---|
| multiplet | set of lines | A group of spectral lines arising from transitions having a common lower energy level. The group of lines have the same values of L and S but different values of J. | 
| doublet | multiplet | In a spectrum, a pair of associated lines arising from transitions having a common lower energy level. | 
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