ALL meanings of baryon number
bar·y·on num·ber
B b - noun baryon number the number of baryons in a system minus the number of antibaryons 3
- noun baryon number a quantum number assigned to elementary particles, baryons having baryon number 1, antibaryons −1, and all other observable particles 0; quarks have baryon number 1/3 and antiquarks −1/3. 1
- noun baryon number (physics) A quantum number related to the difference between the numbers of quarks and antiquarks in a system of subatomic particles. 0