What does it mean when an electron is said to have a “spin”?

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Is it literally like the electron is rotating super fast, or something more complicated?

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As far as I can understand from the simple english wikipedia article: electrons do have some momentum that somehow resembles spinning, but not exactly as it would be in normal physics. Also, the electron spin refers to some magnetic properties and the orientation of the electron.

If someone understands this better than me, please correct me!

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