Exotic atom — An exotic atom is an otherwise normal atom in which one or more sub atomic particles have been replaced by other particles of the same charge. For example, electrons may be replaced by other negatively charged particles such as muons (muonic… … Wikipedia
Exotic — can mean:*In mathematics: **Exotic R4 differentiable manifold homeomorphic but not diffeomorphic to the Euclidean space R4 **Exotic sphere differentiable manifold homeomorphic but not diffeomorphic to the ordinary sphere*In physics: **Exotic atom … Wikipedia
Exotic hadron — Exotic hadrons are subatomic particles made of quarks (and possibly gluons), but which do not fit into the usual schema of hadrons. While bound by the strong interaction they are not predicted by the simple quark model. That is, exotic hadrons do … Wikipedia
Exotic — Ex*ot ic, a. [L. exoticus, Gr. ? fr. e xw outside: cf. F. exotique. See {Exoteric}.] Introduced from a foreign country; not native; extraneous; foreign; as, an exotic plant; an exotic term or word. [1913 Webster] Nothing was so splendid and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Exotic probability — is a branch of probability theory that deals with probabilities which are outside the normal range of [0, 1] . The most common author of papers on exotic probability theory is Saul Youssef. According to Youssef, the valid possible alternatives… … Wikipedia
exotic — [eg zät′ik, igzät′ik] adj. [L exoticus < Gr exōtikos < exō, outside: see EX 1] 1. foreign; not native 2. strange or different in a way that is striking or fascinating; strangely beautiful, enticing, etc. n. 1. a foreign or imported thing 2 … English World dictionary
Exotic derivatives — refers to a specific type of financial asset. *Derivatives are assets whose value depends on another underlying asset. *Exotic as opposed to vanilla refers to the fact that the payoff is not standard, as is the case for a regular call option.See… … Wikipedia
Exotic — Ex*ot ic, n. Anything of foreign origin; something not of native growth, as a plant, a word, a custom. [1913 Webster] Plants that are unknown to Italy, and such as the gardeners call exotics. Addison. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
exotic derivative — United Kingdom Any derivative which is not commonly encountered in the derivatives market or is otherwise considered innovative. They include derivatives which are unusually structured, as well as derivatives dealing with new forms of underlying… … Law dictionary
exotic — [adj] not native or usual; mysterious alien, alluring, avant garde, bizarre, colorful, curious, different, enticing, external, extraneous, extraordinary, extrinsic, far out*, fascinating, foreign, glamorous, imported, introduced, kinky*,… … New thesaurus
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