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When we apply the term fundamental to particles, we refer to a particle that is not made up of other particles. As an example, an electron is a fundamental particle. It is not made up of other particles, and it is, therefore, a fundamental particle. The proton and neutron, on the other hand, are each made up of three quarks. (The proton has two up quarks and a down quark, while the neutron has two down quarks and an up quark.)

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