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The last particle, first proposed by [[Peter Higgs]], in the [[Standard Model]] of particle physics which has not been observed.
A massive spin-0 [[elementary particle]], first proposed by [[Peter Higgs]], that plays a key role in explaining the mass of other elementary particles.

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A definition or brief description of Higgs boson.

A massive spin-0 elementary particle, first proposed by Peter Higgs, that plays a key role in explaining the mass of other elementary particles.