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What is a tachyon?

What is a tachyon? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (physics) A hypothetical particle that travels faster than the speed of light.
  2. (physics) A flaw in a physical theory that predicts the existence of tachyons or similar paradoxical results. Compare with ghost.
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As for all our tachyon products, the Star Drops also maintain their effects for years!
The accumulators create a high-density tachyon field, which acts like a kind of antenna, drawing electrons from the natural energy field and feeding them into the electrical circuit.
These differ in their effects and possible applications from all other tachyon products.
A tachyon is an imaginary or hypothetical particle.
After a few minutes of tense waiting, Kade's scanner detected a massive tachyon burst, indicating the Sirran ships had entered hyperspace.
Just as an ordinary particle such as an electron can exist only at speeds less than that of light, so a tachyon could exist only at speeds above that of light, at which point its mass would be real and positive.

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