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A particle with integer spin and bosonic exchange statistics under the relativistic spin–statistics assumptions; the class includes gauge bosons and scalar bosons such as the Higgs.
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Photons, gluons, and and particles are gauge bosons.
The target is a member or subtype of the broader source class.
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The Higgs boson is a spin-zero boson, not a gauge boson.
The target is a member or subtype of the broader source class.
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