Difference between Positron and Proton

What is the difference between Positron and Proton?

Positron as a noun is the antimatter equivalent of an electron, having the same mass but a positive charge while Proton as a noun is a positively charged subatomic particle forming part of the nucleus of an atom and determining the atomic number of an element; the nucleus of the most common isotope of hydrogen; composed of two up quarks and a down antiquark

Positron

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The antimatter equivalent of an electron, having the same mass but a positive charge

Proton

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A positively charged subatomic particle forming part of the nucleus of an atom and determining the atomic number of an element; the nucleus of the most common isotope of hydrogen; composed of two up quarks and a down antiquark

Part of speech: symbol

Definition: proton

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