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Abstract

A toner is provided. The toner includes particles each including a binder resin and a release agent. When the toner is analyzed by a flow particle image analyzer while limiting:

1) a particle diameter analysis range to 1.985 (μm)≦equivalent circle diameter (number based)<200.0 (μm);2) a particle shape analysis range to 0.200≦circularity≦1.000; and3) the number of limited particles satisfying the conditions 1) and 2) to from 4,800 to 5,200, an average circularity Rave. satisfies an inequation 0.960≦Rave.≦0.980, a mode particle diameter θmax satisfies an inequation 4.0 (μm)≦θmax≦6.0 (μm), and the number of particles having a particle diameter equal to or less than 0.75 times the mode particle diameter θmax and a circularity equal to or more than 0.980 is 1.0% or less of the number of the limited particles.

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