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<p>A <b>point particle</b>, <b>ideal particle</b> or <b>point-like particle</b> (or <b>pointlike particle</b>) is an <a href="page.php?w=idealization_%28science_philosophy%29">idealization</a> used in <a href="page.php?w=physics">physics</a>. Its defining feature is negligible spatial <a href="page.php?w=extension_%28metaphysics%29">extension</a> or a body whose own rotation is irrelevant. A point particle is an appropriate representation of any object whenever its size, shape, and structure are irrelevant in a given context. For example, from far</p><p>
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