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In [[materials science]], the '''easy axis''' refers to the energetically favorable direction of the [[spontaneous magnetization]] in a [[ferromagnet]]ic material. This axis is determined by various factors, including the [[magnetocrystalline anisotropy]] and the [[shape anisotropy]]. The two opposite directions along the easy axis are usually equivalent, and the actual direction of the magnetization can be either of them (see [[spontaneous symmetry breaking]]).
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